Another milestone...

Daniel has been able to climb up on EVERYTHING for a few weeks now. Every once and awhile we let him sit on a chair for a quick snack, but it's less nerve wracking for everyone for him to be strapped onto his booster seat for mealtimes.


On a completely different tangent... Wow, do we ever need new chairs. I think we could win an ugly chair contest if there were such a thing. How are we ever going to wear out the industrial strength 70s dining set?

Happy boy

I meant to post this with the matching picture, but I guess I forgot. Enjoy.

The Zoo

Daniel had his first trip to the zoo yesterday while we were in Calgary. He put on a lot of miles looking at animals and displays and we could not have asked for better weather to be outside in.

His favourite section was the African Savannah- looking eye to eye with the big fish & hippos in the tank, staring at the flamingos & turtles & chattering to us the whole time. We spent about 2 1/2 hours there and Daniel insisted on walking through most of it. When we left, all the cars in the parking lot also really impressed him ("Wow, wow, wow!").

After all that, we hadn't even made it onto Deerfoot Trail before he fell fast asleep, only awakening about 10 minutes from our house (2 hours later). I would love to post some pictures of the day, but I forgot to pack our camera (!?!?) and the disposable one we bought has yet to be developed. I have to finish the roll first just like in the olden days. :)

Thanks, but no thanks

Cashier:

"Are you interested in purchasing an extended warranty for the bread machine? It's only $15 and will cover it for an additional 2 years if..."

Me, politely interrupting the spiel:

"Does it cover instances involving small children removing the spinny part and hiding it in places unknown?"

Cashier, slowly & looking slightly confused: "Noooo."

Me: "Well then it's really not that much help to me. Sorry."


Postscript: The new bread machine & its spinny part are now in a less child accessible location. And the old one was well over a decade old and beginning to malfunction, so we won't blame its replacement entirely on Daniel. He just really sped up the decision making process.

Puppy love

Daniel's favourite puppy in the world is Penny, my sister's sweet Jack Russel Terrier. He giggled and giggled when she kissed him, and kept going back for more.

Still so proud!

Daniel loves to climb up in his rocking chair and read books or have a drink of milk. He often drags a blanket (or two) up with him too and covers his lap with it to cozy in first.

Good buddies

Their Dads had to make them share the chair, but otherwise they usually get along. Nathan is is just a week younger than Daniel so it's fun to watch them grow together.