Daniel was so excited for Saturday's husky game last weekend, he wore his football pajamas to bed the night before. 
Slushy, his stuffed husky.
A great game-day smile. If only he knew what would happen in a few hours...
Remote: check. Sippy cup: check. Slushy: check.
Watching the beginning of the game with Daddy before heading off to bed.
SHIRPA!
I love my mommy....and sticks.
Daniel attended his friend Cora's birthday party this summer. He was unable to understand why all the parents insisted on squishing him in a wagon with his other friends. Here he is with his friends Lilly, Cora, Nick, and Nathan.
" Mother, I believe this soil is too arid."
Nothing like beating the summer heat by sucking on the unopened end of Mom's Otter Pop...that and air conditioning. 
Daniel's great grandma celebrated 83 years this year!
Daniel earns his keep.
Though Daniel enjoys his bubble popping, plastic, push mower that doesn't actually cut grass....his real love is for 4-horses of good'ol gas guzzling, Japanese-made, grass eating machine!
A lot of new foods were introduced this summer. Results: Egg = bad....and for every bite that goes into the mouth, 2.3 land on the floor.
Grandma had a birthday this summer and Daniel had lots of fun eating the wrapping paper from her presents.
Truck. Sand. Man.
Inspired by the Olympics, Daniel became obsessed with Michael Phelps and trained 25 minutes every other week in his kiddie pool. We'll keep you posted on his quest to match Michael's 8 Olympic golds.
Here, Daniel trains with his relay team in Sunnyside, Washington. Training ended when the UFO (unidentified floating objects) count in the pool got too high.
Realizing that Mommy and Daddy do pretty much everything for him, Daniel started offering to help out with the laundry. Right now he's very good at unloading and still needs work on folding.
Daniel the Caterpillar.
Trying to touch the butterfly.
The flamingos are in town!
Checking out the marsh birds.
Daniel's a prowling spider?
Posing with Mommy, Kathy and Pete by the African Savannah.
We love the elephants!
Grandma and Grandpa with Daniel and Mommy by the North Bridge in Concord, MA, site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
The North Bridge.
Daniel by the Minute Man statue.
Well, it's official! After a couple weeks of standing on his own, cruising around the furniture and pushing anything that moves around the house, Daniel took his first steps yesterday. He took a couple steps while trying to get to Mommy while she was vacuuming, then took a few more steps in the bathtub. Today he did lots of practicing and was able to take six steps before sitting down! Watch out, here he comes!
Daniel and Daddy enjoy the sun at Golden Gardens.
Digging in the sand...
Daddy likes to play, too.
Worn out after a long day at the beach.
So excited to play at Ross Park!
Mommy gets some birthday cuddles from Daniel.
There's nothing like the wind in your face...
We love the swings!
Daniel's first trip down the slide.
Auntie Laura and Daniel share some quality time together.
Testing the water before getting ready to go in. Not warm enough, yet!
A few hours later, it was time to play!
Taking a little break from the excitement.
Sharing the pool with mommy.
Out of the pool and drying off.
