The Daniell's

Vacation Pics!

2009-08-10T20:20:00.012-05:00

Tyler was stetched out by Colby
After sleeping half way there

Brady was happy when he woke up too!

Battleship at Mobile Bay! We didn't tour it this trip. Maybe next time.

1st time in the ocean for Tyler and Colby

Colby smiling from ear to ear!

View from our Balcony at Emerald Skye in Orange Beach

Colby trying out his body board

Mike and Colby playing in the waves

Tyler learning to skim board

Brady and Colby playing in the sand

Brady eating sand!

Burying Brady, he didn't stay like this long!

The crab that Tyler dug out of his hole one night for Colby!

Brady headed to the ocean

Colby on the Dolphin Cruise that I took him on. Mike didn't want to go.

Some of the dolphins we saw. It was hard to get a good picture, even though they were close to the boat. They didn't stay up but for a second. We saw about 15 dolphins.

An Estuary off the Intercoastal Waterway. We saw an alligator nest and footprints in the mud but not the alligator. We also saw some birds.

Part of Ft. Morgan. It was closed when we got there but this building was beside the road.

Colby fell asleep coloring the first night. He was so tired!

View from our balcony

At the mini-golf course at The Track. Donald was the pet duck. Brady thought he was cool because he got close enough to his stroller for Brady to pet him.

Donald watching Colby hit the ball

Tyler on the right, Mike and Colby on left at The Track!

Colby driving the rookie carts. He was barely tall enough and wasn't sure he liked it.

Brady petting the fake alligator in Kiddie Land

Brady riding the Merry-Go-Round. He loved it.

Colby and I on the bumber boats at The Track. They also had an indoor arcade that was nice when you got hot.

Colby the "muscle man". Mike buried Colby in the sand and made him into a muscule man.

The sand castle Mike and Colby made

The glare on the sand was really bright!

Mike and the boys!

Tyler loved taking these pictures, but he was a good sport about it!

He finally got into it!

Colby was so happy the whole time!

Brady just wanted to play in the sand!

It's really hard to get a good picture with a timer on and a 1 year old.

One of my favorite things about the ocean and beach.

It's so peaceful looking!

It's getting dark here!

My favorite boys in the world!

Brady on the way home after we had stopped at the Tanger Outlets in Foley to shop for a while. He was tuckered out and slept all but about 2 hours on the way home.

Sunset over Louisiana on the way home!

It was a great vacation. I can't wait to go back!

Vacation

2009-08-05T06:52:00.003-05:00

Our vacation to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach was wonderful. The boys loved the ocean. Tyler bought a skim board and was learning to do that. Brady and Colby loved playing in the sand and ocean. Colby cried when we had to leave. He asked again yesterday, "Mama, couldn't we have stayed just one or two more days?" It was great to get away and just spend time together as a family. We cooked most of the time but on the last night we ate at a small local restaurant called Doc's Seafood in Orange Beach. It wasn't fancy or anything but the food was WONDERFUL! In fact it kinda looked like a "hole in the wall" type place but the service and food were great! I'll try to get the pics uploaded tonight. I've got to go to Nashville today for some parental development hours and work in my room.

Diamond Mine and Colby's Birthday in June

2009-08-04T19:13:00.004-05:00

Brady loving the sprinkler at Colby's Party!
Colby and friends playing in sand pile

Colby opening his presents

Colby trying to hit the treasure chest pinata

Colby's Pirate Ship Cake

Having hamburgers and hot dogs

Colby and Kaylea (Stacia's niece at Waterpark)

Colby and I at digging for diamonds

Colby digging for diamonds

Stacia and her niece digging

Baseball Pics.

2009-08-04T17:58:00.006-05:00

The boys have raised almost $3,000 for Midland, so it looks like they will get to go. We will know for sure tonight.

Team after winning the State Championship

Tyler trying to steal home!

Tyler was on the front page of the paper, sliding home.

Tyler pitching during the district tournament

Lots to update on!

2009-07-29T22:20:00.002-05:00

Well, let's see. I have a lot to post since June. We are still playing Baseball. Tyler's team won the Junior League State Championship for 13 & 14 year olds so they are raising money to go to regionals in Midland, TX on Aug. 6th. I'm sad because I won't be able to go since contract days start that day. Wow, what an experience that will be. Tyler is so excited and we are so proud of him. I'll post some pics when I can.

We are leaving to go to Gulf Shores in about 5 hours so I have to get in the bed. We will be gone for several days. The boys are so excited because they have never seen the ocean. We hope they sleep for most of the way. I'll post pics of that too when we get back.

Up to Date

2009-06-18T08:18:00.001-05:00

Well, that's it for right now. Colby and I are going to the Diamond Mine today. My computer will be getting worked on so I don't know when I'll be able to post again. I'll try to use my mom's computer to keep up to date and check emails and things until I can get mine back. Have a great rest of June.

Fishing and Lake

2009-06-18T07:36:00.005-05:00

Mom and Brady watching Colby fish in the pond.

Colby caught this 9 and 1/2 pound catfish in the pond. It was all he could do to reel him in. Papa had to help.

Of course, then we had to weigh everything.

Tyler fishing at Southlake.

Papa and Brady with Jazzy

Brady with Jazzy. He LOVES the doggies.

Colby letting Brady ride his tractor.

First Boat Launch

Trying to learn to paddle

Just floating around

Brady's wave runner

He chewed on the handle bars while he floated around.

Playing at the Park and Picking Blackberries

2009-06-18T06:55:00.004-05:00

We went over to the city park at Malvern while Tyler was getting ready for his game on Saturday morning.

Brady couldn't wait to get out and play.

Colby loves posing for pictures unlike Tyler. Colby playing on the cliffhanger. He was scared to turn lose and jump down at first.

Brady swinging in the baby swing. He loved it.

Colby took our picture while I was helping Brady go down the slide.

Picking blackberries with 4H at 5K orchard. We made jelly and he got Mom to make a cobbler with our berries.

Tyler Baseball & Skeet Shooting

2009-06-17T23:14:00.002-05:00

Arkansas Game & Fish Youth Shooting Sports Team. His team made it to the State Tournament. Tyler shot 20 out of 25, but unfortunately they were eliminated in the first round 93-86. They were in the top 16 teams in the Junior Division in the State though.

Misc. Pics

2009-06-17T22:09:00.004-05:00

Colby bought an inflatable boat for the lake and we had to blow it up in the house. They both loved playing in it and it is still in the house.

Brady found the pans under the stove and loves to sit in the roasting pan. Then he decided to sit in the stove drawer after emptying it.

Of course, Colby had to try it also.

Tyler just loves to pose with his birthday cake. Yeah Right. Mike promised him that he would never have to do this again.

Colby playing tee-ball and getting his trophy

Brady's 1st Haircut

2009-06-17T13:22:00.004-05:00

Brady was so good while he was getting his hair cut. The only time he fussed was when she turned on the electric timmers to shave his neck and around his ears, but he let her do it.

Brady's hair before

Brady's hair after. Now he looks like a little boy instead of a baby.

Camping at Southlake-Memorial Day Weekend

2009-06-17T12:59:00.005-05:00

What the Daniell Men do best! Ha!

My sister-in-law (Edwina)

Brady's 1st Birthday Parties-May 21st and 23rd

2009-06-17T11:48:00.006-05:00

Brady had two birthday parties since we were going to be camping on the weekend after his birthday and my family wouldn't be able to attend.

Party at Mimi's-May 21st

It was also my sister's bday the next day.

Brady's party while camping at Southlake

Baby Dedication Day-May 10th

2009-06-17T11:20:00.003-05:00

Brady enjoying our brunch.
Bro. Stan, my sister, me, Brady, Colby, and Mike. (Tyler hates to be in pictures and had already went to the car when this was taken.)

Brady and Pop

The cake for all the babies being dedicated

My sister (JoAnn) and Brady

Way Behind on Pics!

2009-06-15T22:26:00.002-05:00

I have so much to post. I'll do my best to get everything in the last month posted tomorrow. We have been busy with baseball (Tyler is still playing), camping, and gardening. Brady got his first haircut on May 29th. He did great. He looks like a little boy now instead of a baby. He is walking around everywhere, although still a little slow. He is a climber. He made it half-way up the stairs before I could get from the laundry room to the staircase which isn't far. We discovered this weekend that he loves to swim. He was putting his face in the water and trying to drink it and when I layed him across my arms on his belly, he was kicking and paddling. He didn't like being on his back though, which he doesn't ever like. It's almost impossible to change his diaper. He needs a straight jacket to keep him still. We are working on taking his bottle. He is down to just his nighttime bottle which tonight I switched to a sippy cup. He doesn't really like whole milk unless it's warm, so I'm having trouble getting him to drink enough milk each day, but he eats food like crazy, so I just try to make sure to feed him something with dairy in it at least twice a day.

Colby finished Tee-ball. Tyler is still playing Babe-Ruth through the middle of July at least. Seems like everytime we have planned a camping trip, a tournment has been scheduled. We did manage to camp this past weekend with some friends and Tyler went to his game with another parent on Saturday, then Mike took him on Sunday. Brady doesn't handle the 2 hour games well because of the heat and wanting to get down to play. We get tired of passing him back and forth or strolling him around.

I've been to one workshop on Dyslexia and ADHD that was really interesting information. I have more at the end of June and a few in July. Our garden is starting to take off so that will keep me busy in the next few weeks. Colby and I went with 4H to pick fruit at a local orchard so I've made blackberry jelly and peach jam. My in-laws grew strawberries this year so we all had plenty of fresh strawberries to eat, freeze, and make strawberry jam with. Brady loves steamed squash so I will put some up in the freezer for this winter. I also make homemade spaghetti sauce and can it. My tomatoes and squash will start getting ready next week. Thursday, I'm going with Colby and 4H to the Diamond Mine and Water Park. My mom is going to keep Brady for me. I thought that this would be a great way to just spend time with Colby. He's a bit attention starved since Brady arrived last year. He only gets my one-on-one attention at bedtime and this summer when Brady naps we practice on school work. He was still stuggling a bit and I want to make sure that he doesn't start out behind in first grade. He is excited about the day with mama.

It will be a busy month again and school will start back way too soon. I love being home with the kids and or course not getting up at 5:30 everyday. Still can't find the time to get everything done that I'd like but I doubt that will ever change. Anyway, I will try to get everything posted tomorrow because my computer is going to get worked on. It has gotten so slow and outdated.

The past few weeks!

2009-05-17T22:36:00.004-05:00

These are few pics from the past few weeks. I also have some from Mother's Day-Baby Dedication Day at church. I'll try to get those on there tomorrow. I can't believe that Brady will be 1 year old on Thursday.

Brady has found my pans under the stove.
He loves dragging them out and putting back in.

Colby's favorite place to sit while I cook.
His Daddy always sat in the corner of his mom's kitchen also.

Brady loves watching T.V.

Colby had a skinned knee that needed attention.

Colby digging and playing in the mud.

Brady loves "cooking up" his own stuff.

Brady has found the pantry now. He thinks the potatoes taste good.

Brady was making a huge mess, but he thought it was fun!

Brady's First Real Vacation

2009-05-17T21:51:00.007-05:00

We went camping at Wright Patman Lake the 1st weekend of May. This was Brady's first real vacation. We camped last year when he was 1 month old, but this is the first one that he got to actually participate in. He's a pretty good camper. We went for a family reunion with Mike's family.

Brady and Uncle Eddy waiting out the storm.
Mike and Aunt Francis. Music is a big part of Daniell Family events.

Colby, Hunter, and Jaycee riding in Hunter's gator.

Colby insisted that he swim.

Papa and Brady playing on the couch in the camper. Papa was feeding Brady something he shouldn't have probably.

I don't think Brady liked it that much.

Brady at the reunion.

Brady and Mom

Brady trying out the water.

Brady and Aunt Fonda

Brady and Brieanna giving each other hugs and kisses.

Brady was tired and feel asleep on our stroll around the campground.

Brady got put in "jail" because he kept trying to eat rocks.

Brady's First Steps

2009-04-20T21:55:00.003-05:00

Brady took his first "real" steps tonight. He has tried to take a few by falling forward, but tonight he walked a couple of steps toward Mike and the bathtub. I wasn't prepared and didn't get those on video. After his bath, we had him try again and this time he walked about 5 steps. He's going to be going everywhere soon. Colby was excited because later Brady tried to walk to him also. It won't be long until Colby wishes that Brady was still a baby that can't follow him around. I hope you all enjoy the moment. I wasn't fortunate enough to get Colby's first steps on video. He had been walking some before I was able to get the camera to work and tape him. It's so exciting but sad also because they grow up so soon. I can't believe that Brady will be 11 months old tomorrow.

Easter

2009-04-12T22:50:00.003-05:00

Easter was fun, despite the rain. The boys had to hunt eggs in the house and in the gargage. Mike came down with flu-like symptoms and has been laid up on the couch all day. We went to Sunday School and Church and then to Sparkman to eat lunch, but then Mike slept all afternoon and after we got home tonight. I hope he doesn't have the flu, but he says that he hurts all over and his stomach is queasy. Anyway, I had to do everything by myself tonight since he was asleep, but I managed to still get the boys in bed on time. Then I had to clean everything up and pack everything for tomorrow. I hope he feels better tomorrow and no one else is sick. I can't be off this week since it's benchmark. Anyway. Here's a few pics from Easter.

Again, he's beating them together. He also would throw it and crawl after it as fast as he could. He had a great time. He got a big, fluffy lamb for Easter but I didn't get a picture today. It's almost as big as he is.

There's candy rattling inside so he is trying to figure out how to open it, which he did and I had to take the candy away. It just broke his little heart.

Brady was talking to the egg and banging them together.

Brady thought the eggs were cool.

Colby had to hunt the eggs under the garage at mom and pop's since it was pouring down rain. Tyler hid one in the dog's house.

We have a tradition of taking a family picture every easter since Mike and I started dating. Mike wasn't feeling well today so he looks bad. We think he has the flu.

Colby's Easter program at school.

The easter egg hunt at school. Colby ran past the eggs without picking them up. He said, he was so excited he forgot to pick them up. Things a 5-year will say.

New Car

2009-04-12T22:39:00.003-05:00

Well, I talked Mike into the new car on Saturday. He came to the realization that we needed the space and if we didn't do something soon, my car would be worth nothing with all the miles that I put on it. So anyway, here's the new car. So far, we love it. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse.

Update

2009-04-09T21:52:00.003-05:00

Sorry, everyone that I have posted anything in a while. It's just been so busy. My computer is so slow that I didn't want to load anymore pics on it so I had all the pictures put on CD's instead. Here are a few of the most recent. Life is about to get crazier with baseball season. Colby will play at 5:30 on Tuesdays in Arkadelphia. We will have to hit the door running when school is out to make it from Nashville to the ballpark in time. Then Tyler will be playing on Mondays and Thursdays in Malvern. So we will be keeping the road hot, which is why I've been trying to buy a new car that has a little more room, but getting the supposed almost bankrupt car dealers to really make a deal is not happening. We are wanting to get one of the crossovers that has the 2nd row captain's chairs and a 3rd row seat so we have room for friends of the kids. Right now, we only have room for our family so it's hard to have friends over if we are all going somewhere at the same time. Anyway, I've researched every one of the "brands" and now I have to present my case to Mike. Ha! We just paid off both our vehicles so he isn't that excited about jumping into a new car loan, but we need the space. I think I have talked to almost every dealership in the area.

Brady is wanting to walk. But he just falls forward. He has cut two more teeth. They were not his top middle but the ones on each side of the top. I think his bottom ones on each side of the bottom middle will be next. He isn't sleeping all night again. He is getting up at 3:30 every night and ends up in the bed with us. So I'm running on about 5 hours of sleep every night. By the end of the week, I'm exhausted.

Colby has a big Easter egg hunt and easter music program at school tomorrow. Mike is going to be able to come and Colby's so excited about that. I won't be able to go because 3rd grade is having a Benchmark Battle contest to prepare for benchmark. We are all wearing Camo and having a group obstacle course. They have to answer their group question right to earn the chance to do the obstacle. We have been pushing so hard that we are hoping it will be something fun to help motivate them. Then we are having a Benchmark pep rally on Monday afternoon. Each class had to come up with a cheer. I put ours together and we have been practicing it, but it may not go so well on Monday. At least it should be fun. Of course, at this point, I think all we can do is pray a lot. Well, I better get these pictures loaded and get ready for bed. 5:20 will come early.

I think they were arguing about something. The other boy pushed Colby off the base for some reason.

Waiting for a ball to come to him.

Before the 1st tee-ball game

Brady fed himself his whole (green beans, yogurt granola bar, peaches, and puffs) supper. I had to strip him down in his chair and carry him straight to the tub, but he was so happy.

Pictures

2009-02-27T21:45:00.006-06:00

Way up high!

Brady playing, not drinking, from his sippy cup!

Every one had to get there turn on Daddy's shoulders!

Colby couldn't be left out!

Brady loves his learning table that Mimi and Pappy got him for Christmas.

Hugging on Colby

Colby's Valentine Party

This is so much fun! A new found freedom.

I sure love my big brothers toys!

Colby and his dump truck.

Pulling Up!

2009-02-27T21:27:00.002-06:00

Brady has been pulling up for a few weeks. However, this week he has become quite the little dare devil. He is starting to turn lose for a few seconds or goes from hanging on to the couch and turning and grabbing the foot cushion. He went for his 9 month check-up yesterday. Wow!, already 9 months old. I can hardly believe it. The doctor said he was doing great. He weighed 23 lbs and was 31 inches long. He is already having to wear 18 month clothes for length. He started riding in his next size car seat this week. He is doing pretty good. He falls asleep and then when I get him out, he wakes up. Sometimes he fusses about that. He's still rear-facing but not in the infant carrier anymore. His head was sticking out of one end and his feet the other, plus it was rated for 20 lbs. I'm working on uploading the pictures, as I type, but as many as there are, it may take all night. I'll post them as soon as I can get them all uploaded.

8 month pictures

2009-02-20T22:02:00.003-06:00

These are Brady's 8 month pictures. They were taken the last weekend of January at Sears.

Crawling

2009-02-17T22:50:00.003-06:00

Brady finally decided to Crawl on his hands and knees tonight. He has been trying for about a week but hasn't been able to get it all going at the same time. He also said "ah ah" for "da da" on Thursday when Mike got home from work.

Well, still haven't gotten the pictures uploaded. I had good intentions of doing that on Friday of our break but Mike surprised me by taking the day off and we took the kids to his parents for the night. He had arranged for me to get a manicure and pedicure and then we went out to dinner and stayed in Hot Springs until Saturday. It was really nice and some much needed adult time with no kids around. So least to say, I didn't get anything done all day Friday or Saturday. Then we went to church on Sunday morning and Sunday evening. On Monday, I had eight loads of laundry to catch up on and grade papers. So I stayed busy all day between feeding the kids and getting Brady down for a nap.

Today has been hectic. Brady picked up a cough and snotty nose again over the weekend. He was very congested this morning when I dropped him off at daycare. They ended up calling me at about 1:00 this afternoon and said he was crying a lot and was running a low fever (100.5). So I made him an appointment and left school at about 2:30. I wanted the Dr. to do a RSV test since he was exposed to it and pneumonia at daycare last week but he said he thought his chest sounded like bronchitis and put him on some antibiotics and cough syrup. He is feeling better with the motrin and medicine and seems to be sleeping pretty well right now. I hope that the medicine works because if it doesn't and he gets worse, I'll probably throw a big fit with that doctor ( it wasn't his usual doctor). Well, anyway, I better get to bed. Brady is going to my mother-in-laws tomorrow and Mike will have to leave earlier to drop him off so that I means I will be up about 30 minutes earlier. I had planned to stay home with him but we are supposed to have a big meeting with our Reading First Supervisor after school so I guess I should be there since my mother-in-law is available to babysit. Hopefully, Brady will be fever free by Thursday. I promise I'll try to get some pictures loaded sometime this week. Have a great week!

Update

2009-02-08T21:50:00.002-06:00

Well, it has been a hectic and long week and weekend. I still haven't had time to post any pictures. I will make it a priority over winter break. Brady definately is saying MaMa now. He said it Thursday night while we were eating supper and again tonight at supper. He has been trying to cut some more teeth this week. He has been very impatient and cranky. On Saturday he must have gotten that 24 hour stomach bug because when he would eat, he would throw up. The rest of the time he was fine. I think it was the same thing Colby had last Saturday. Anyway, he seems fine after he threw up at midnight last night. It was really annoying because he had it all over him...in his hair, on his pillow, and even in his ear. It was gross. But luckily, he has been fine today. Only three days this week and we get a 5 day weekend. Hooray. Maybe I can get this dirty house clean and get some pictures uploaded. Well, time to finish getting everything packed up for school tomorrow. I hope everyone is doing good.

Time Flies!

2009-01-30T21:32:00.002-06:00

Well, Brady has been sick. I took a half day off work last Friday to take him to the doctor because I was afraid he was getting RSV since he had been exposed to it at daycare. The DR. said that his lungs were clear and it was a cold. He gave him some cough medicine, though so that helps him and me sleep. He has gotten good at pulling up in his play pen and he is still working on crawling on his hands and feet. Right now, he does the soldier belly-crawl. He pushed up on one of his toys and then didn't know what to do so he just fell back down. I'm taking him tomorrow to get his 8 1/2 month pics. We were going to go last weekend, but he was sick, and I knew that the pictures would be bad and Mike wanted to go to the Big Buck Classic anyway. It's amazing how fast time flies. I can't believe he is already 8 months. It's also hard to believe that School is more than half over. It's been really stressful the last few weeks, trying to teach everything that the kids need to do pass the benchmark and so many kids have been absent with colds and stomach viruses. It's so hard to find time to catch them up without falling further behind on everything else. Well, I will try to post some recent pictures this weekend. I have them on the camera but haven't uploaded to the computer. Mike is gone and the little boys are in bed so I've got to go grade some papers. Progress Reports go home on Friday.

A few more pictures

2009-01-18T20:42:00.008-06:00

Tonight, I was finally able to feel and see Brady's two bottom middle teeth coming in. It's about time. He has been chewing for 4 months now. I decided that these teeth coming in has made him not have such a large appetite for his formula. It has been nearly impossible for us to get him to drink enough formula the past few weeks. I had to resort to mixing it in his food. However, the past couple of days he has drank more. He has gotten pretty vocal also. I think he is trying to say Ma Ma but it doesn't quite sound right yet. We discovered this week that he loves to play in his crib and he's starting to pull up on the crib rails. Another few weeks, I won't be able to slow him down. I can't believe he is already 8 months old.

Colby and Brady playing together. They are both such camera hams.

Brady the gift.

Getting ready for bed. It's been a long day. What a lap full!

Brady found the floor pony that was Colby's.

Brady and Pappy

Colby got a family heirloom from his Aunt JoAnn. This saddle was his great-grandfather's, then his grandfather's (my dad), then my sister's and now has been passed on to him. He was excited about the saddle but doesn't quite understand it's importance yet.

Brady bundled up to go check out Colby's trampoline!

Happy New Year

2009-01-12T21:47:00.003-06:00

I'm just now getting around to posting Christmas pictures. Brady has started crawling a little. He is pulling himself with his arms and pusing with his legs. He's not quiet up on his hands and knees yet, but it won't be long. I guess I better spend this weekend babyproofing some more and figuring out how to contain him. He is after everything. He still doesn't have any teeth. He is constantly chewing. We are keeping the teething tablet and tylenol companies in business. I hope everyone had a great New Year's. I will post some more pics this week. It's bedtime and this computer is so slow.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-22T23:19:00.004-06:00

Colby and Brady got to see Santa at the Daniell Family Christmas gathering on December 13th in Texas. I'm posting our Christmas Card also because I haven't gotten them mailed out yet. Hopefully they will go out tomorrow. Merry Christmas to everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Colby and Brady after Church in Texas.

Tyler thinks he's being tortured!

Brady got a bunny from Santa

Colby got a tiger that grows in it's cage.

He watched that thing for three days. I'm just glad

that it really did grow!

Too much excitement and too many people for one day!

Fall 2008

2008-12-10T22:19:00.000-06:00

Colby and Brady

Tyler killed this 10 pt. on Youth Hunt Weekend. He was excited because it has a 4 inch drop tine.

Halloween-Colby was a Badger Football player and Brady was a horse. My aunt knitted Brady's hat and mane (scarf).

Scrapper Pep Rally

Ymm. Peaches are good.

One of only a few pictures with me in them.

Colby at the fair with his watermelon.

The first day of Kindergarten.

Brady-6months old.