Balloons & Grocery Stores

When we go to the grocery store, Daniel notices the balloons almost every time. Of course they are high enough to see from the whole front of the store. :) We were in Costco the other day and I stopped to wipe the cart clean. Daniel pointed and said, "That, that, I want that" in his loud and high-pitched voice. We moved closer to the wipes, thinking that is what he wanted, but as we did, he raised his hand up...and pointed to the balloons!
His insistence grew louder and his pointing more determined.
All the strings were tangled, and I had to donate a dollar, but he got his balloon. It ended up being the biggest one--yellow, and had two blow pops tied to the bottom to keep it weighted. Blow Pops anyone?!?
He played with it all over the store.
Now, he's playing with Daddy's opened deodorant, so got to go...

Baby is moving!

We learned from the sonogram that baby is a mover--she wouldn't stay still, and kept moving her hands all over. (Daniel also did the same thing!)
There have been two times today that I have felt the baby move--really little kicks to my stomach. I figure some of them are in reaction to Daniel stepping on her, or climbing over her :) I guess she has got to learn to hold her own soon enough.
Anyway, thought I'd share the news.

Daniel LOVES Balls--Thanks JJ

I was doing something in the back of the house on Saturday and heard Daniel giggling and screaming in the front room with Clinton. I went in to enjoy this scene! It was delightful.

JJ, Lewis, Aiden, Brooks, Cate--thank you for the wonderful balls! As you can tell, we're REALLY enjoying them. :)



Not only is this a fun experience with Daniel, but it's also Clinton's premiere using iMovie! Great job honey.

About a Daniel

Daniel is moving about, growing and developing every day. Especially for those of you who live far away, I thought you'd enjoy this glimpse of our one-year-old boy! He's such a joy.



Oh, and now I know that you can't rotate video--sorry about the side angle perspective!

Please...

Daniel has learned the sign "please," and is getting quite good at using it, especially when prompted. However, he just came up to me and reached to sit on my lap. I diverted him with a toy, so he walked around my chair, hurdled a few piles and reams of paper to come to the other side of our computer desk. He then signed "please" and pointed up to the top shelf of the desk. He didn't want the mouse, the camera or the rubix cube, but instead reached for the New Orleans shot glass! (We use it for coins; however, this one happened to be empty.) He's now toting it around the room!
I guess I'm a sucker for manners! :)


















...well, that was stupid! Sorry Clinton, you're now one shot glass short--oops! Daniel made it to the kitchen floor, and now I have another reason to sweep and vacuum! Off I go to it.

Fruits of our labor

We've been working hard on the garden this year. So far, we've had good experiences working the soil, planting the plants, watering despite Pfluger (our dog who LOVES to chew the hoses) and weeding (thanks to Clinton--you can see him in the background of the grape picture weeding the garden).

Currently, however, we are fighting ants on our grapes and pill bugs or something on our squash. So, as we are coming into the heat, we get to start fighting bugs!!! Wahoo! Despite all this, we are hopeful, and enjoy looking out at our yard and know we're doing our part. Enjoy the pictures!

It's a girl!

We found out this morning that we'll be having a girl! Plus, she's very healthy and progressing well. Now it's time to start thinking of names.