Christmas

Wow, Danny is a big 3 month old, and I haven't posted pictures in a long time! For those who may not know, we have now moved back to Oklahoma and are living with my parents until we find and complete work on a place of our own. In the meantime, I have taken lots of pictures and videos (we got a video camera for Christmas), but I haven't loaded any on mom's computer (ours is packed away). I am borrowing pictures that mom took for now, so some of them may be duplicates from her blog.

These first few pictures were taken on moving day. Wow, was it busy! I wish I had taken more of all the boxes and stuff, but I was too busy to even think about it. I am not good at packing everything ahead of time, because I always think I might need something before we're gone, so I leave it for later, plus I am a terrible judge of how long it actually takes. I told Arthur that we have waaaay too much stuff! I so appreciated the help of those who came and packed boxes and loaded things into the trailers. My dad brought up a large stock trailer, and we borrowed Arthur's mom's enclosed trailer. They were both totally packed full, as were both trucks. Arthur's grandma and sister each came over and helped me on a day in the week before we moved. That was a big help. Mom and I spent most the night before we moved packing. Then that morning, Arthur's the Grandma Baber showed up first thing in the morning, and by the time I got up, Uncle Tony and my cousin Ben were there helping Arthur load the trailer. I went to the bathroom, and by the time I got back, my bed was already gone! Arthur's friend Jeremy and our neighbor/landlord Brian also came and helped load. Arthur's mom came later and helped with some last minute cleaning. There was lots to do, but we were on the road by nightfall and drove all the way that night. Arthur drove his truck pulling his mom's trailer, and my dad drove his truck pulling the stock trailer. My cousin Shar drove our car down later, which we greatly appreciated. I just want to send a big thank you to everyone that helped. I probably missed someone, but know that we appreciated it and couldn't have done it without you.

This is what Danny wore on moving day. My mom got him this, and it is very true.

Danny needed a little rocking from his Pawpaw. This was the last piece of furniture to go, I believe. I should have taken advantage of the totally blank background for more pictures!

Giving mom a big smile- he loves to have his clothes off and often fusses when I put them back on.Finally at Grandma's house... He clenched his little fists so hard! He has finally started opening them. I used to have to pry his hands open and clean all the lint out of them at the end of the day because he kept them clenched so tight that he developed finger jam. :o)

Kayli enjoyed holding Danny on Christmas Eve morning.

Kayli, Dawson, and Wyatt really like "Danny boy," as they call him. They are getting good practice, because soon, they will have a new little brother or sister of their own! Yay!

Hanging out with Uncle Justin and Aunt Sami.

He got this great little toy from Great Grandma Jane (GG for short). It spins, lights up, and plays music, and he loves it.

Mom thought he just had to have a Christmas bear with his birth year on it.

Christmas morning at my mom and dad's- Danny liked his new books.

Justin and Arthur working on a puzzle at Grandma Jane's
I love this hat. It got twisted in the carseat, so he looks like a little hoodlum.

Daddy gave him strawberry lemonade. Mommy wasn't too sure about that, but Danny liked it a lot.
He loves this bouncy horse Mom and I found at a garage sale. It plays music when he jumps, and he's figured that out. He will bounce, then a lot of times, he'll stop and listen to the music, and when it stops he will bounce again. That and his exersaucer that his Grandma Baber got him are probably his two favorite things right now. For awhile we had to put a phone book under the horse so he could reach, but now he can touch the floor.

I love this shirt.

"Mommy, I'm a big boy now. When I was a baby, I might have needed your help, but I really hardly need you anymore." :-) Look at him stand. I'm only holding one hand, and he's doing the rest. He really does think he's a big boy now.

With Uncle Bugs

Maddie, my cousin Sam's daughter, and I think you know the little boy.

Me with my wonderful cousin, Shar

Grandma Schaper and Danny

My cousin Sarah had her little boy, Mason, one week before Danny was born. Mason was 4 weeks early though, so he was a tiny guy, but he has pretty much caught up to Danny. Danny and his Pawpaw appear to be deep in some discussion. Don't you love the orange peel in the background?

Giving smiles to Laura, Justin's girlfriend

Aunt Della and Ava, my cousin Kyle's daughter holding Danny

Dad and Wyatt, my cousin's son, putting together a puzzle

"See, I can sit on the couch like a big boy too!

In that horsey again...

Reading a book with Aunt Sami: Eventually, I'll get my own computer set up and start loading pictures. They may or may not make it to this blog. :o)

This-n-That

This is a shot of the progress on the new church in Ochelata. It's so exciting to see it going up!

We had a few pictures taken. Here are some that I liked:

Danny put Daddy down for a nap:

He can't quite make it all the way over, but he'd sure like to! I know he wouldn't be a happy camper if he made it all the way over and got stuck on his tummy. He is NOT a fan of tummy time!

He had just gone to sleep, and I heard him crying. I got there right after Arthur picked him up. Here's what we found:

He didn't particularly like laying in that yucky spit-up!

I don't usually take pictures in church, but I couldn't resist. Jeren and Danny were really checking each other out. It's blurry because I didn't want to take it with the flash.

A friend in Ochelata loaned us this glider thingy for Danny to sleep in when we're at Mom and Dad's since he's still waking up at night, and I wanted him within arm's reach. He'd been taking a nap, and I heard him cooing through the monitor, so I went to see what he was doing. He was just jabbering away at the little bear and bunny hanging above his head.

He's finally starting to enjoy (or at least tolerate) his sling. Here he is napping in it.

We went to Minnesota to Arthur's uncle and aunt's house for Thanksgiving/Christmas. This is Arthur's cousin Julia holding Danny.

Danny and Daddy taking a nap:

Danny loves to be talked to, especially by his Daddy!

The face Danny's making cracks me up!

I love these pictures of Arthur and Danny! He's so happy to talk to his Daddy. He looks awfully cute in his coat too.

A new little St. Louis Blues fan. They won that night, so I guess these are his new lucky jammies.

Ohhhhhhh, theeeeee Pouchy Lip will get you if you don't watch out!

This one is in the car on the way to Minnesota. We rode with Arthur's brother-in-law, so I sat in the back by Danny, and he couldn't understand why I couldn't pick him up.


The rest of these are at home the day before yesterday. Aren't we mean parents for taking these pictures before we comforted him? Life is so rough when you're two months old!