HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY DANIELLE!!!

Saturday was Danielle's big birthday!! We had about 30 family & friends over for a BBQ. It was so much fun watching Danielle play with her cousin and all her friends. She got so many neat toys and had a blast playing in the ball pit and with the water toys. It's so hard to believe that just one (SHORT) year ago she was born. Time passes by so quickly... it makes me realize how much we all should live in the moment.




The pretty pretty birthday girl!!


Daddy's little princess.


Enjoying the ball pit one minute...


and minutes later the GREAT escape.


Uncle Bubba gave Danielle a wagon & we were giving free wagon rides.


Gracyn was in charge of pushing the kids in the wagon up the hill... she did an awesome job.


Danielle enjoying one of her new gifts... a water bottle


She didn't hesitate with the first bite


I think she liked the cake.


Could you tell Punky was all done?!


She made a pretty good dent.


Trouble makers Sammie & Dani making a mess.


Dani enjoying the treats she spread all over the floor.


Daddy's & Bebes... the party was finally over!!

Having fun with Cousin Zach

We've had a few busy weeks with G.pa & G.ma DeRemer visiting as well as meeting cousin Zach for the first time. We decided to picnic at Fairhaven Park and run through the sprinklers and play on the toys.


Zachy and Danielle enjoying themselves while having icecream at the Colophon.


Just getting use to the coldness...


Getting ready to run through the sprinklers


Zachy having fun in the sprinklers


Showing off her new bag she got from G.pa & G.ma DeRemer. It's a kitty backpack named RUDY.


BALLS BALLS BALLS... that's what she loves best at the moment!

CAMPOUT 2007... Dani's 1st Camping Trip

Our family went on our annual camping trip to Granite Falls last weekend... AND Danielle thoroughly enjoyed herself. She is such an explorer, she was bound and determined to put every rock and every piece of dirt she could get ahold of in her mouth. SOOO that being said she was confined to the pack n' play ball pit, the stroller, the wagon, or someone was holding her. She wasn't too fond of it, but quickly got use to it. :) What she loved the most was splashing in the river. It's glacier water (which is really cold) but it didn't seem to phase her because she dove right in.


Danielle's first wagon ride.


Wagon rides are FUN!! Enjoying their last ride of the weekend.... I think we need to get one of these things.




Dani LOVES her cousin SO SO much!!


Looking for the PERFECT skipping rock.


Lovin the water!!


Avery, Susan & GG dipping their toes in the water.



My pops enjoying the river


The girls in the pit!




Aunty Kimmy & Avery roasting marshmellows and Tucker trying to get a taste of one.

Look who's WALKING!!!!!!

Summer Fun!!

It's been well over a month since I've posted. Sorry, we've been busy. We had a nice 4th of July... had some friends over for a BBQ. AND the first two photos were the only pictures I took on 4th of July. :)

Since the weathers been so nice, we've been playing outside in our pool and going to parks to play. There's this really cool park in the area, Fairhaven Park, with sprinklers and Danielle LOVES it! We try to go once or twice a week.

Danielle's quite the independent little Punky... she LOVES to read books, whether we're reading to her or she's reading to herself. Her favorite book is the Busy Spider with all her favorite barn yard animals, especially the cow, which she imitates all the time. She's taking one or two steps but today she's been doing lots of walking (or should I say stepping). I also noticed her one year molars coming in!!! No wonder she's been a little crabby the past couple of days.
We're off on our first camping trip with Punky next weekend, should be interesting yet fun!!


Punky's first 4th of July!!


Reading her favorite book to me... the VERY Busy Spider.


Dancing in the puddles!!


Danielle's friend Ronan playing in the fountains


Lovin' the sprinklers...


...Until the water sprays her!!


Drying out in the sun!!