Tough-guy attitude, Softie on the inside

Daniel's attitude has been....uh...."maturing" lately. Let's just say 'time out' is now a common word around the house. During this maturation process, some of Daniel's more aggressive tendencies have come out.

Here he is sporting the REI backpacl while giving us his "tough-guy" mountain climber look.

And Daniel's softer side: nothing like a manly bubble bath after a long day on the mountain...:)

Busy Day

Daniel had a busy day helping Mommy yesterday...

Vacuuming like a big boy!

"Don't worry, Mommy, I'll get that dustbunny!"

Now that the work is done, let's dance! (or spin)

Every good day ends in reading a book while flying Elmo's plane.

Playing with Matteo

We took advantage of a beautiful sunny day last week to head down to the park at Greenlake with Julie and Matteo. Here are a couple of cute pictures.

Learning how to use the digger.

Going down the slide!

The Idea of a Dog

Recently, Daniel has been infatuated with the idea of a dog out the window. He can hear our neighbors' dogs from his bedroom and is positive now that if he looks out any window he will see a dog. We spend quite a bit of time on the couch looking out the front window, or in his room looking out his window (same view, though...) hoping to catch a glimpse of a dog. After doing this for quite some time, we started taking our daily walks down to the lake where lots of dog owners go for walks. Daniel will get all excited when he hears that we're going outside ( "doggie? doggie?"). However, once we're down at the lake and see all the dogs, there is no reaction. No pointing, no "doggie!", just a blank stare. I guess it's just one of those "thrill of the chase" situations....