Monday, June 21, 2010

Welcome Benjamin!

On June 18th, 2010 we welcomed our second child.
Meet....
 Benjamin Gerritt McDaniel
7 lbs 6 oz  20in
3:27am

We went into the hospital at 9am on the 17th for an induction.  It was a long process, but definitely worth it!

Here's a picture of the whole family.
More pictures to come!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

It's been a fun week!

Abby and I have had a fun week. (The week hasn't been easy or full of good news, but we've tried to make the best of it and have fun anyway.)
Tuesday morning I found Abby 'getting ready' for the day in the bathroom. She was pretending to put on make-up. What a girly-girl I have.

On Friday night while I was cooking dinner this is what I found....
Abby must have gotten into the pans and snuck one away before I closed the childproof cupboard. I didn't realize she had a pan, and then she asked me for her apple juice and a snack.  It got abnormally quiet and when I asked Abby what she was doing she says, "Making dinner."
Pretzels saute`d in apple juice.....yum. (She had a fit when I threw it out and wouldn't let us eat it for dinner.)

Summer has arrived.....for a day or two so we took advantage of the sunshine.
Abby splashed around at the park with a couple of friends this afternoon.

She LOVED it!
In baby news.....he's still not here, but he will be on the 17th whether he wants to or not. I'm scheduled for an induction that day. YAY! I'm sure we'll have some pictures soon after!

Friday, June 4, 2010

May: A brief overview....


We went to Utah for a whirwind wedding weekend. My sister Erin got married on the 8th so we were able to see both our moms for Mother's Day. (Though I forgot to take enough pictures.)

Here is Erin and Brad.

We even got a family picture....not the greatest, but hey.

I made it to 34 weeks....and 35, and 36.

Abby's preschool class took a fieldtrip to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium for their final class.

She really enjoyed watching the monkeys....

And anything in the water. These were Harbor Seals.
May was a crazy month, but we managed to survive.  Here's to June....which I'm sure will be just as crazy(if not more.)



Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter Weekend 2010

Our Easter weekend was so much fun this year! We stated out Saturday morning making mint brownies for a potluck/Easter egg hunt. Abby always wants to help me when I'm mixing or measuring anything. She helped out so much that I let her lick the frosting off the beaters. She loved it!

Then we went to an Easter egg hunt at Abby's preschool teacher's house. They do this every year as a ward activity, and then invite a few other friends.

Abby had to show me her basket of eggs.....

Then try out some candy.

What a silly girl.

Here is Abby's Easter basket. I got a good deal on "The Princess and the Frog" as well as the other movie things in there. Turns out she really likes it, and we have watched it too many times since Sunday.


Abby got really excited when she saw her basket.......
and all the goodies in it!
Hope everyone had a great weekend too!

Friday, March 19, 2010

26 weeks

Well, here I am at 26 weeks.


Only 14 or less to go!