halloween

I know this is late in coming, but better late than never!

Daniel dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween. We didn't go trick-or-treating (maybe next year) but he was adorable and had fun anyway.

Except the hat that came with his costume. He did not find that to be fun at all. And it made him look a little bit like a burglar, so we all agreed he was better off without it.

Candy, though... that's fun!

Fortunately, he has no idea what candy really is, so for him, the fun was in helping Daddy hand out the candy to the trick-or-treaters. He had a great time throwing candy in the other kids' bags, and waving at all our neighbors as they walked down the street.

Happy belated Halloween!

daniel has an announcement...

In case you can't read it, his shirt says "I'm going to be a big brother."

That's right, around May 12, 2009 (give or take), Daniel will relinquish his position as baby of the house, and officially become a big brother to his little sibling, who's about 14 weeks along his in 40-week journey. Needless to say, we are very excited to be adding to our family!

Please forgive the lack of blogging lately, I'm going to blame the pregnancy. It's amazing how something so small can make you so tired! Then just when I was starting to feel somewhat normal again, I got whacked by a vicious cold. Enough excuses though - coming soon: pictures from Halloween!

fun on the farm

On Saturday, we took a family trip to Cagle's Dairy to see the cows and pick out a pumpkin! Daniel had a fantastic time feeding a goat and a calf, and he wanted to take all the pumpkins home.

We went on a hayride and got up close and personal with some cows. On a side note, check out Daniel's shiner - he had a run-in with a table at daycare a few days ago so now he's sporting a tough-guy look.
Feeding the goats was hilarious - he thought it was the funniest thing when they licked his hand trying to get the goat food!
Feeding the calf was a lot of fun too - he quickly got the hang of holding the leaf in his hand for her to take. This little one was only a week old - the 10-4-8 on her ear tag was her birthday.
After the animals, we went to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Daniel wanted every pumpkin they had, and he desperately wanted to pick them up and carry them himself. Check out his look of concentration as he tries to pick up the biggest one he could find.
Well, he kind of likes this one too...
After a fun and exhausting day on the farm, this is what happened about 5 minutes into our ride home.
Happy fall!

long time no blog...

Sorry for being a slacker blogger... I'm back and will try to be better! These pictures are kind of old by this point (go figure) but here's Daniel having fun at the playground!

Believe it or not he can climb the ladder to the top all by himself. This scares me to death. Here he is at the bottom because when he's at the top I can't let go to take a picture.
Such a big boy!
"I've had enough of you and that camera, Mom."
Mulch is highly entertaining.
For some reason, climbing up the slide is much more fun than sliding down.

photos from the beach

Silly siblings Daniel with Great-Grandma
The happy couple
Pensive Ashley
What a good-looking crew!
Aunt Lissy and Daniel
My handsome (little) brother
Daniel with Grandma

birthday at the beach

Daniel celebrated on his actual birthday with a trip to the beach! He did great on the flight to Florida - he slept almost the whole way, so he was ready for a birthday party that evening.

Opening presents! He got lots of fun things, including a puppy dog pull-toy and a dog xylophone.




And finally some cake, which apparently tastes better if you eat it straight off the table!

first ice cream!

For an ice cream lover like myself, Daniel's first ice cream is a milestone worth commemorating! Unfortunately he's allergic to milk and can't have the real stuff, so he got the soy version instead. (It's actually not too bad, I sampled it to be sure!)

Mmmm... tasty!

Spoons are just not worth the trouble!

There's just nothing like a handful of ice cream.

What do you mean it's all gone?!?