Busy Week!

It has been a pretty busy/exhausting week! We had our version of vacation bible school (Nick @ Night) at church this past week. Last night, we got to have dinner with Dan's cousin, Jason, and his wife, Shelecia and son, Noah. We haven't been able to really hang out with them in quite a while so we really enjoyed seeing them! Daniel and Noah had a blast and were worn out!



Daniel's latest phrase is "Ta Da" when he pulls a toy out for the first time; as if he were a magician! It's pretty cute! He has also been pretty interested in girls lately and is definitely not afraid to give them kisses and hugs! He's going to be quite the little heartbreaker I believe!

BLESSED!!!

Well, I've been sitting in Panera Bread all morning long waiting on a phone call to see if I still have a job tomorrow! Last night, when I was leaving vacation bible school, I called to check my voicecom to discover that there would be layoffs today! So.....after much waiting, praying and crying, I got a voicecome saying I was still employed! I am sooo thankful yet saddened for my fellow employees that did let go!

With that being said, I definitely have a brighter outlook on life and feel that I won't take things for granted nearly as much as I have in the past! I love my family and friends sooo much and thank you all for your prayers and support over these past 24 hours!!

He never ceases to amaze me!

I know Daniel is my only child so far so I don't have much to compare him to, but I swear my son is a little genius! He can say pretty much ANYTHING you want him to say and has been putting 2 and 3 word sentences together very well lately! He can point out and relate numerous objects to their actual purpose/action (ball-hit, golf club-swing, car-drive, etc). Every time I turnaround he's saying or doing something new that just amazes me. He loves to sing lullabies with me at night and help me sing our blessing at meal times. His favorite pass times are dancing, playing the Wii w/ Daddy, driving or riding on anything with wheels (especially Pop Pop's lawn mower), and playing or doing anything outdoors!

We're in the process of planning Daniel's 2nd birthday party!! We're going to visit Saluda Shoals splash park tomorrow to see if it will be a good destination! I hope to get pictures so I can post them. If anyone has any other suggestions for a 2 year old's birthday in Columbia, let me know! We were going to do My Little Gym but we figured that wouldn't be as much fun for adults as the "cookout" atmosphere would be.

Father's Day is Sunday and Daniel will be chillin' with Daddy here in Columbia since Pop Pop is in the mountains! I am so thankful for such a wonderful husband (and father to my child), my own Dad (who I love dearly), as well as my Grandpa (who I admire very much)! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Dads out there!

Daniel Montage!

Slobberbox!

Pop Pop Loves Me!

Kisses!

Just a few older pictures of our little man!!

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Blogging!

Well, I decided to finally bite the bullet and create a blog for my family! Let's see.....where do I start? Well, life has been busy, yet redundant lately! Dan, Daniel, work, spending time with family, weddings, a trip to Mexico and church are pretty much the things that have consumed my life lately. We have had our house up for sell for a couple of months now and haven't even had a bite! I guess the economy hasn't reached as much of an "upswing" as we had hoped. But that's fine with us, because we're not in dire need to sell right now anyway.

Daniel has grown so unbelievably fast that I can hardly believe it. He is such a little comedian; on the other hand, he also has his little temper/attitude as well! I wouldn't change him for the world! He has begun potty training, which is quite an experience. Ms. Wilson (at his daycare) has been doing miracles with his potty training progress! He also recently got his second haircut (in which he behaved horribly during). He's not too keen on strangers up in his personal space!

Well....that pretty sums up our past couple of months! We'll see how up-to-date I can keep this blog!! Cross your fingers!