Daniel's 1st B-day Party

We had Daniel's 1st birthday party last Saturday and it was lots of fun!! First, though, we had to get the house ready (as you can see Daniel helped)... :)

Then some friends and family came over to help celebrate. Daniel really had a lot of fun playing with Trey and Justus and also Uncle Josh and Paw-paw!

Here's Phillip and his Dad Bruce grilling the hamburgers and hotdogs - yummy!!

After we ate, Daniel opened his presents. Thanks to everyone for all the great gifts!! He really enjoyed opening them!

Here we are singing "Happy Birthday." Daniel was kinda awed by everyone singing and the fire on the candle. My mom made a mandarin orange cake for us and it was so good!

Paw-paw and Uncle Josh putting together a Koala Climber - one of Daniel's presents.

Lastly, we gave Daniel a piece of the bday cake to see if he would eat it. He actually didn't get very dirty. He did enjoy himself though!!

All in all, we had a really fun party! It's just so amazing to me to realize that a year has passed. We've survived! :) It's been so rewarding watching Daniel grow and learn, and I'm looking forward to another year with a wonderful little boy!

Pretty flower

Here's some pics that Phillip took of a pretty flower while at the park. You can see how tiny it is in the picture with Phillip's wedding band...

More pictures at the park

I love this picture of his hand in the sand! So adorable!! He is feeling the sand for the 1st time...

March 2, 2008 - At the Park

Easter

We went to church Easter morning and then went to my parents' house for lunch. Before we ate we had a little Easter egg hunt for Daniel and Catalina. It was so fun! Catalina got to have gummy bears and m&m's in her eggs but Daniel had to have some toddler safe snack (no candy). Daniel, of course, had no idea what to do during the egg hunt, so we had to help him a little. Catalina figured it out very fast though!

More cute pictures of Daniel

Daniel's First Birthday!

Today is Daniel's b-day - he is 1 year old!!! I can't believe how the year has flown by. Overall, it's been a great year. Difficult for sure, but wonderful. Daniel is such a joy to Phillip and me!! Happy birthday, Daniel! Today we met Phillip for lunch and went to the park. We plan to have his b-day party Saturday. Just a cookout with family...