Family Photo Requested

A good suggestion was made to post our family photo. Here we are about a month ago. It isn't too often that we are all in a picture together. Thanks to a wonderful friend/great photographer we have this one!

I love my books!

Today Mommy snapped my picture while I was looking at my book. Every morning Mommy reads a book to me, then during the day I pull all of my books out of the basket and pick one to look at, then later when Daddy gets home he will read to me. My favorite book lately is a counting book with animals. It's easy to tell which is my favorite page (the giraffe page) because I laugh every time I see it.
Not too much else is new. We're going camping this weekend (my first camping trip) so I'll post pictures of our trip next week.

Diaper Derby

Last week was our county fair. There wasn't much exciting for me there but I entered the diaper derby on Sunday afternoon. Daddy set me down at the starting line and Mommy was at the finish line. They said "ready, set, go" and I didn't know what to do. All kinds of people were cheering and making noise. I had never had so many people gathered around me. I started crawling to Mommy and then got distracted and stopped. Then Mommy held up a water bottle (one of my favorite things to play with) and I figured she wanted me to come get it. So, I crawled at medium speed to the finish line and took 3rd place. It was a new experience and I got a pink stuffed kitty so it wasn't all bad.

Me & Frog

4 months old
6 months old
8 months old

Here are photos of me with my stuffed frog. This is a neat way to see how I've changed.

A day in the life of Danielle

6:30 a.m. wake up & eat breakfast, snuggle with Mommy and say "hi" to Daddy before he goes to work.
8-10:00 a.m. morning nap
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. crawl around and explore, read my books, follow Mommy around, watch for chances to crawl after Duke (my dog), more eating and exploring, etc.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. afternoon nap
4:00 p.m. wake up happy and start waiting for Daddy to come home from work.
4:15 p.m. crawl over to the door where Daddy will walk in.
4:17 p.m. Daddy's home! He picks me up and gives me a big squeeze. Then he'll put me on his shoulders or toss me in the air (carefully!). I save my biggest smiles for him. I'll wait for him to change his clothes and then he'll read a book with me or give me a puppet show.
5-8:00 p.m. dinner, family time, more exploring. often we'll go for an evening walk (well, I ride in my jogging stroller) and enjoy the outdoors.
8:00 p.m. bath, goodnight kisses, prayer & bedtime

Beginner Blogger

Dear family & friends: I thought I'd give this a try to keep you all updated on Danielle and the fun we are having watching her grow. I love writing from Danielle's perspective so hopefully you enjoy it. That way I don't feel like all I'm saying is "Danielle this" and "Danielle that". I know many of you enjoy seeing new photos and hearing what Danielle is up to so here goes.