Daniel - August Pictures

I have posted updated pictures of Daniel from August 2008. He is still growing like a weed - seems to be almost ready to move up one clothes size again! This month we went to several festivals, took our trip to Ireland and starting eating "solid" food (rice cereal is all so far!). Click here to see all the Daniel pictures from August. Enjoy!

Manderscheid Burgenfest

Today we went to the Manderscheid Burgenfest, a medieval festival held annually in Manderscheid, a nearby town. The festival takes place in the ruins of one of the two ruined castles. They have a medieval market in the castle grounds and a tournament on the adjacent field. It was pretty neat and we had a good time. Click here to see our photos! Enjoy the pictures!

Daniel's First "Solid" Food

Daniel had his first "solid" food today. He had rice cereal and he loved it! Mom and Dad both fed him a little bit of food and we all made one big mess! Click here to see the video of Daniel's first "grown-up" meal!

Ireland Trip

Today we got back from our trip to Ireland. We went for five days and had a great time! We flew into Dublin and stayed there for two days, then rented a car and did some sightseeing along the southern and southwestern parts of the country. It was Daniel's first place trip and he did pretty well. We got to see lots of neat places. Ireland is a beautiful country in a very rugged way. Hope you enjoy our pictures! Click here for the pictures.

Wittlich Pig Festival

Today we went to the Wittlich Pig Festival (Säubrenner). It's based on a local legend that years ago when the village was still surrounded by walls with heavy gates to keep invaders out, the village came under attack by the Huns. One of the guardsmen lost the pin that held the gate closed, so he replaced it with a carrot (!?). That night, a pig came by and ate the carrot. The door then was open and the Huns entered and raped and pillaged. The townspeople were so angry...at the pigs, not the guy who secured their lives with a carrot...that they rounded them up and burned them. The Pig fest has been held every year in retribution to the pig that caused the town's destruction. Click here to view the pictures from the Festival.

Four Month Checkup

Daniel had his four month checkup today. He is 14 lb. 4 oz. and 25 inches long. The doctor said he is staying around the 50th percentile for both of those, so he is growing well! He got more shots today and was a little unhappy about that, but he is doing fine now. We got some information about solid feeding from the doctor, so we may be adding rice cereal to Daniel's diet soon! Sounds like fun - messy, but fun!

Eifel Gala

Allan and I went to the Eifel Gala, a black tie dinner hosted by his squadron. They had dancing and a silent auction for some great gift baskets. We had a nice time and "won" the movie night basket - yeah! Here is a picture of us at the event.

Daniel is Four Months Old Today!

Today Daniel is four months old! He is really growing and learning so fast! He has started enjoying time on his tummy more (or hating it less!) and trying to get those arms out in front of him to push up with. On his tummy, he pulls his legs up under him (like in a crawling position), but doesn't have the front part up yet. He is also trying to turn over - maybe he will do it soon - and is talking to us more and more. He is a pretty happy baby and laughs a lot. We are all getting more sleep around here as he is sleeping through the night pretty well. We go to the doctor next week, so I will have an update then on his weight & height, but I estimated him the other day at around 14 pounds. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures from Daniel's fourth month!