Growing the Garden

Brian and Daniel have been busy planting yummy (tomatoes and strawberries) and beautiful (new flowers) goodies this week. Daniel loves to help out and water everything, and anything.

Doing some watering.

More watering.

The strawberry plants Grandma gave Daniel to plant.

He loves to eat strawberries and is anxiously awaiting for them to turn red so he can devour them!

Fun in the Sun

This week has felt more like summer than spring, so today the mommies and babies hit the beach for some fun in the sun. Daniel wore his sunglasses almost the whole time- he thought he was so stinking cool in them! Daniel was having such a fun time I had to practically drag him home to take a nap. He conked out shortly after I buckled him into his carseat and took this photo.

Sprinklers

Daniel has just discovered another awesome perk to our new house- sprinklers! This evening he took advantage of daylight savings time and enjoyed an impromptu sprinkler session.

Daniel's Dedication

Daniel and his good buddy Caleb were dedicated at our church on Sunday, February 21st. Brian and I chose a verse especially for Daniel:

"And now I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

-Ephesians 3:17-19 

Typical

It is pretty typical for me to turn my back to Daniel and then find him perched atop, say, a chair or a table or in this case- our Costco purchases.

Mesmerized

Daniel and Caleb were mesmerized by the fish tank at Kahuna Grill.

Black Beans...

are delicious!

Rainy Day Playdate with Will

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Daniel and Asher

Zoo

Weekender to SF

E-fares, E-fares, oh how I love thee! Travelocity had an e-fare sale-Santa Barbara to San Francisco for the bargain price of $100 round-trip. It was too good of a deal to pass up so Daniel and I decided to take a quick trip to visit my sister and Jeff for the weekend.

Daniel all bundled up and ready to take a stroll to Val &Jeff's neighborhood park.

Olympic hopeful in the rings (with Uncle Jeff's help, of course.)

 

Daniel wanted Barley to take a bath with him!

Snuggle time with Auntie Val.

 

"I'll brush my hair after I finish this waffle."

 

Sweet Barley.

Dazed and confused Daniel waking up after we landed in SB.

Daniel hadn't been on a plane since our trip to Hawaii last spring. The lucky kid managed to get his own seat both there and back! Daniel was in awe of the airplane. He wasn't too fond of taking his shoes off at security or checking his stroller in at the gate (the child has a strong attachment to his stroller). Since we've returned, Daniel enjoys spotting planes in the sky or in his books and remembering Daniel and Mommy's airplane trip!

Exploring the World with Caleb

2009 Wrap Up

2009 was a fantastic year and I am excited about 2010 and all the fun adventures to come. Some of our best memories from 2009 include:
- An awesome trip with the Kemmerer side of the family to Hawaii (Daniel's first airplane trip).
- Celebrating my 30th Birthday with good friends and family and scrumptious food.
- Daniel turns ONE!
- Visiting Val and Jeff in San Francisco and enjoying their beautiful new home.
- Daniel having sleepovers at Grandma and Grandpa's house on Friday nights during the summer = date nights for mommy and daddy!
- Traveling to Colorado with Cory for Katie's wedding.
- Picnics with live music, family and friends at Stow House.
- Completing my first two sprint triathlons.
- Brian traveling to Mexico for his 30th birthday surf trip.
- Becoming first-time homeowners.
- My trip to visit Erika and Nephele in Vermont.
- Hosting Thanksgiving for the first time; Brian's delicious first turkey.
- Meeting our new puppy-nephew Barley and watching he and Daniel bite each other play together.
- Running the SB Marathon relay with family.

- Seeing how much Daniel LOVED the Christmas season.
- Watching Daniel grow up into a walking running toddler, with a strong and sweet personality.

We know God has richly blessed us and we are so thankful for our family and friends. Happy New Year!
Below are some photos that were taken in November by our friend (who also photographed our wedding) Stephanie Rachford.