Daniel's New cousin (Damyas)

Daniel was so excited to meet his new cousin but wasn’t quite sure what to do with him once he had him on his lap. Dimyas is just 2 weeks old and weighed just over 5 pounds when he was born.

The Summer Flew By!

Wow! It's the end of September already! We had a wonderful summer filled with fun and new adventures.

We spent 9 days in Port St. Lucie Florida visiting Aunt Cheri while Dad had some business to attend to. Daniel absolutely loved the swimming pool! We went out and bought Daniel some "swimmies, a life jacket and other floating aids but he would have none of it! He just wanted to jump, dive, swim and give both mom and dad a heart attack... and he succeeded! Although Daniel doesn't float very well but that doesn't stop him; he can swim underwater for about 15 feet before he pulls himself up on to the noodle that we place in front of him! Keep in mind that Daniel was 26 months old when these pictures were taken! I've already got him signed up for the Kazakhstan Olympic Dive and Swim Team for the 2024 games!

Daniel also went to the Zoo and a couple of local minor league baseball games this summer. At the end of August, we were lucky enough to be able to sit in the Key Bank luxury suite to watch the last game of the season. It was wonderful in that Daniel could run around and play with his cousin and do whatever he wanted to do. His jaw dropped to the ground when Sothpaw (the teams mascot) knocked on the door for a private visit! He loves Southpaw (BUT Dad forgot his camera)!

Spring 2009

Wow! I can't believe I haven't posted anything in the last 6 months!

Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks. The beach pictures are from Port St. Lucie, Florida. The rest of the pictures are were taken at the new playground in Central Park.

Happy Halloween!

Daniel's First Haircut!

Daniel is doing great! He turned 15 months old a few days ago and is growing like crazy! He is such a happy little boy and has an endless supply of energy! He loves "The Wiggles", reading his books, playing ball, but most of all, he loves to play outside in the yard!

He got his first haircut a few days ago. Patti told them to trim his hair but make sure he still looks like a baby when she's finished! He was fine until they put the cape over him and then he started to wail (which took me by surprise - as I only brought enough tissues for Patti)!! If you look close at the first picture, you can see a tear running down his cheek. I told the hair lady to give him a comb to hold to divert his attention - he was no problem after that!

Summer Fun!

Daniel Loves The Water!

Daniel is doing great! We've had him home for 2 1/2 months and he is growing and learning new things everyday! He started walking a month ago; the day after that, he was climbing the stairs! The doctor said he was doing very well and had gained 5 pounds in 6 weeks (the only things he doesn't eat is watermelon)! With that little belly of his, he looks more and more like daddy everyday!

Daniel's Birthday Parties!

Daniel turned one year old on Monday (5/12). Here are a few pics from 2 of his parties! His 3rd (and final) one will be this coming Sunday.





Daniel looks a little "too comfortable" behind the wheel! It won't be long before we have to start hiding the car keys!



Daniel loves his new cousin Kailin! Daniel came in second place (not bad for his first race)!! He is also a very good sport as he applauds Kailin's victory!



Daniel is enjoying his birthday cake with mom! If you look at the picture just to the right of the balloon, you will see just how much Daniel has grown since the first day we met him (2 1/2 months ago)!! Did I mention that Daniel loves to eat!?



Daniel received many birthday presents but I think he liked the bows the best!



On Monday evening, Patti and I had our own little birthday party for Daniel. As you will see, he loved his cupcake!!









We hope you enjoyed the pictures!