Friday, August 28, 2009

Eifelpark Gondorf

Today Daniel and I went to the Eifelpark Gondorf. It is a local nature park. They have animals and some small rides and play areas for kids. We went earlier in the summer when my parents were here and had a great time, but Daniel still wasn't walking great on his own yet so I wanted to take him back and let him play! He played on the big bouncy bouncy, in the ball pit and on the swing. We also looked at and fed some deer and goats (sorry, no pictures of that). He was funny in the ball pit because he couldn't really move around, but just kept throwing the balls. But he loved it because he loves balls so much!

On the bouncy bouncy
Walking on the bouncy bouncy
Throwing balls
In ball-heaven!
On the swing

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Squadron Picnic

Today we went to the LRS Squadron picnic. We enjoyed a nice burger lunch and had a lot of work trying to keep away from the bees! Then Daniel played on the bouncy castle for the first time ever! After that, we played the kid games that they had set up. It was a great time!

Climbing into the bouncy castle
In the bouncy castle
Carrying a water balloon
Playing at the ball toss - This was his best game!
Bowling? He picked up the pins instead of rolling the ball. :)

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Daniel Moments

Daniel is learning so much every day now! He is really good at walking now and I think he will be running pretty soon! He loves looking at picture books and pointing at the pictures to get the words. He understands tons, but still only says a few words right now, although he "talks" to himself a lot - even laughing at his own jokes! Here are a couple of recent moments:

One day, I was washing dishes and Daniel was in the next room being REALLY quiet. I knew he must be into something, but I figured he couldn't get into too much trouble. A few minutes later I peeked around the corner to see what was going on...and this is what I found...
We recently made Jello Jigglers for the first time. Daniel loved them, but it took him a little bit of practice to pick them up without smushing them (also one of his favorite things to do with food)!
Daniel has been working on his "smile" face for a while now. Here is the latest!
We have also been working on stacking blocks. Up until now, he has mostly been interested in knocking over the block towers that Mom builds. But he recently has begun trying to stack them himself. He likes to put the blocks on the block bucket lid instead of right on the floor, which makes it just a little more difficult too! He also enjoys standing the blocks up on their end. On this day he built what I call "Block Henge" and also a three-block tower. I didn't get a picture of the three-block tower before it accidentally got knocked over by his foot, but I did get the two-block tower he built!
Daniel is also fascinated lately by trying to stand on his head and by laying down on the floor. I guess he is looking at the world from all viewpoints!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Announcement

Allan and I are proud to annouce that Daniel will soon be a big brother! Baby Rich is 10 weeks along and doing well. I had my first prenatal appointment on August 7 and got this ultrasound picture. I got to hear and see the heartbeat as well. Unfortunately Allan was in Florida, so he didn't get to go to the doctor visit, but he should be at the next one! Our due date is March 12, 2010. We will keep everyone up to date as we move along!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

First Barber Shop Haircut

Daniel had his first barber shop haircut today. He's had his hair cut twice before by Dad - but not in a shop. He did pretty good, except he kept trying to slide out of the chair. She mostly cut it with scissors and then a little bit with the clippers at the end, which set him off crying. Here are pics of him in the chair and later that day for the after.

Sunday, August 9, 2009