NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH!!
Daniley has had some major accomplishments lately that I have not shared on my blog. I am so proud of her because....
At 20 months she could count to 10. About two weeks later, she was counting in Spanish (although not as reliably).
At 21 months she could correctly name colors, about 10 of them.
At this time, 22 months, she is talking up a storm. She is using cohesive sentences, many of which begin with "I need...." LOL. She is like a parrot, repeating everything, so be careful what you say.
And, the most exciting of all, at 22 months.......SHE IS USING THE POTTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My "goal" was to have her wear panties to her 2nd birthday party but we have met that with 2 months to spare. I'm sure some people thought I was crazy for trying to train her so early, but my efforts have paid off and I'm looking forward to not buying diapers anymore! At least for awhile anyway........ :-)

This weekend we did, among other things, swimming lessons, Liberty Day parade, visit with cousin James, then Daniley went off to Honey and G-Paw's for a 3 day summer mini-camp. Sarah Katherine joined us at the parade and we had lots of fun. Also had a blast playing with James Dexter. Looking forward to next time!

Move O-V-E-R G.I.Joe. There's a new soldier in town.

This weekend was another fun one. Friday Daniley and I got up early and ran errands and did our shopping. Friday afternoon we went out for more shopping, due to Father's Day. We did take in the carousel at the mall which was great. It was the longest ride I've ever ridden. Seemed like it lasted 5 minutes long. Daniley loved it...but I wasn't prepared with my camera.
Saturday morning we had swimming lessons. She's doing really great. The bravest in her class...I'm sure none of my regular readers would be surprised by that!




After swimming lessons we headed straight to Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum where we took a train ride with some family from Mississippi. Daniley loved the train ride. Can't you just hear her saying CHOO CHOO??




After this we headed to G-Paw's house for Father's Day where we had such a perfect afternoon playing with James Dexter and Eli. They played so good together, although Daniley barely acknowledges Eli. I didn't have my camera there either but I'll soon post an image Honey took. (Thanks Honey and GPaw!) Happy Father's Day G-Paw. Daniley loves you very much, as do we!

Sunday Daddy opened his Father's Day present then we went to church. My dad was out of town so it left the day just to us. I wanted to see my grandma in Wilsonville but Daniley took a 3.5 hour nap in the middle of the day which messed us up a little bit. By the time we got going it was 5pm. We headed down to Buck Creek Park and played. Then we walked to the creek where Daniley went swimming. She was fully clothed with her whole body under water roaming around on her hands yelling CWOCKODILE. First she was looking for one, then she was acting like one. LOL. It was lots of fun and we hope Daddy had a GREAT Father's Day. He is an awesome Dad. Daniley loves him to DEATH. She is a Daddy's girl but there's plenty of love for Momma too. :-) PS. I love Dan too. :-)

I'm slightly behind. Sometime it's hard to time find to post everything. We've been wide open for several weeks. Back a couple weeks ago I got off a plane from Oregon and we went straight to Alabaster's City Fest. I don't like concerts that much so we didn't go for the music. We just went to play. And that we did! Here are some pictures to share.

The last few weeks have been nuts! Nothing has been "normal." I've been on the road a good amount...to Portland, Oregon for half a week, to Greenville, AL for a night and two days, plus all the regular stuff in between. Daniley has been shuffled around a little more than usual but I have no problem with that. I think time with each of her family members is fun, important, and makes her more well rounded. Seems like things are getting back to normal now and we have no travel planned in the near future. :-)
This weekend was pretty fun...Daniley and I played hard Friday...appointment, lunch (from Piggly Wiggly on Clairmont, my fave) with GPaw, visited Dadu at work and said hi to old friends, shopping, etc. Friday night was playtime at Chick-fil-A and running around the Alabaster "mall," that is, from one end to the other. Saturday she had swimming lessons, then Saturday night she was off to Pawpaw and Deba's. She had a great time there. Then she was home where we got a visit from Katelyn (and Brad and Rachael) and Honey and GPaw. It was a really great weekend...seemed really long and packed, which is just the way I like it! :-)

You know the place was rocking....