Putting on a show

Here's another video of Daniel entertaining the grandparents.

Tree boy

Daniel loves trees. He gets excited every time he gets close to one and has to go over to touch it. He gives it sort of a tree high five. We're not sure where this comes from, but it sure is funny to watch when you're not in a hurry to get somewhere. On our walk yesterday morning he went back and forth between each tree in this bunch, chattering away the whole time. It's hard to hear him for the first part of the video, and sometimes the focus shifts trying to keep up to him, but I thought it was cute enough to post.

Little boy blue

As "un-Dutchable" as I am, even I could not resist this hat for Daniel.

Grandpa & Grandma G

Grandpa & Grandma G came to visit last weekend and it didn't take long for Daniel to figure out they made a great audience. He pulled out all his moves, and learned a few more in order to get them clapping and smiling at him (not that the smiling stopped very often). It was a rough morning for him when they left to continue their travels.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Happy birthday tomorrow, Mom! Here are some pictures of Daniel learning to splash in puddles to tide you over until you get to visit with him again.

Goals

When Daniel gets an idea in his head, there's not much that can distract him. Lately he's decided that sleeping cats need to be encouraged to interact with him. They've been amazingly patient with him, though I've warned them that this is the start of a slippery slope that ends with being dressed ridiculous outfits. If you look closely at the picture below, there is a cat at the bottom of the pile.