July 2008

So many firsts for Daniel this month of July.

1. His first Canada Day.
2. His first haircut
3. His first teeth
4. His first birthday

and many more.....

Happy Canada Day

Daniel all dressed up for Canada day....and that was about it too....nothing special happened, just lunch with a Canadian flag bib and of course a picture to prove that we are patriotic.

"Wheel Of Fortune"

This picture is for Great Grandma B. Daniel loves watching wheel of fortune, though it usually comes on during his morning nap. When he does get to watch, he tries to touch the letters as they light up and claps when everyone else claps....it is so cute and reminds me of my grandma, she never misses her Wheel of Fortune!!!

Go Spain!!!!!

Here is Daniel all decked out for Spain as they won the World Cup.....sorry Fino, Italy sucks!! hehehe

Daniel's First Teeth

First tooth....
Second tooth....
Four teeth....all in one month!! There is actually a 5th tooth on the top, but that one is hard to get a picture of.

Daniel's First Haircut

The cape wasn't going over too well, so the arms came out, and that seemed to keep Daniel a lot more happy.
His hair was getting so long, especially in the front hanging in his eyes. He is looking a bit like grandpa Langerud here, eyes closed, though my dad is usually asleep, which Daniel for sure was NOT. Mommy's comb being used for entertainment.

The finished product....an extremely handsome boy!

Playgroup Birthday Party

A few days before his birthday, we had cupcakes together with our playgroup friends. I think Daniel enjoyed the cupcake more than his actual cake....and it made for some good laughs!!

Our baby Daniel's First Birthday - July 19, 2008

The cake

Yes this is me at 2am the night before Daniel's birthday kneading fondant for the cake. Thanks to Dan for helping me since after 4 batches, my hands were getting really sore to knead anymore. The bottom layer with the fondant just laid. What a mess to clean up, the table felt sticky for a week after!
Top of the cake...finished product. The letters are white chocolate from a mold I got. The road is black fondant and the car is a candle.
The cake - 12 hours of labour, just for my dear son. (who was too young to care!) hehehe
The party food table!

Blowing out the candles

It was kinda funny because the Cars candle that I bought wouldn't blow out. It would re-light everytime we would blow it out. Dan got mad at me for buying a trick candle, but I can honestly say I had no idea...was a good laugh, though Daniel had no idea what was going on.

The Friends

The food....
...and friends - Jill, Javier, Joyce, Juan Carlos, Ursula
Orlando, Rachel and Theo. Monica, Matias, Shabnam and Joanna were there too, but somehow I missed a picture.

The birthday boy with Daddy

Reading his cards intently...not too sure what he ate that is all over his face! YUCK
His birthday boy bib
He learned how to say WOW on his birthday.

Opening Presents

Just like his uncle, A drummer at heart!

Eating Birthday Cake - What? Not chocolate?

Daniel's First Year "video 1"

The month of July we celebrated the 1st birthday of our son, Daniel. We are so proud of him and are so blessed to have him as a part of our family. These 2 videos are a tribute to Daniel and his first year. We love you Daniel!!! Congratulations on your first year of life and may there be many more that we can share with you!

video 2

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June 2008 - South Africa

Daniel's first time in the cockpit of an airplane. He sure wanted to push all the buttons. What an excting flight, to South Africa. It had been 10 years since I was there last and I have wanted to go back so badly. What a wonderful experience to share it with my family! Welcome to South Africa....

Daniel getting ready for his first African Safari

Pilanesburg National Park

The African Sunrise....Pilanesburg National Park is a 2 hour drive from Johannesburg....worth the drive for sure!This big guy was the first animal we saw. He was really beautiful with the sun rising over him.

Giraffe
The BIG 5 in Africa are the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo. Those are supposed to be the hardest animals in Africa to hunt by foot. When going on a safari, everyone wants to see the big 5, though it is next to impossible unless you spend at least a week or more. Our tour guide has been doing tours here and at Kruger National Park for 14 years and has only see a leopard 3 times! On our safari of 7 hours, we were able to see 3 of the 5....we had a very lucky day. We ran into some ladies that had been staying on the reserve for a week already and they hadn't seen lions and cheetahs, so we felt pretty excited to have seen such a variety.

Crocodile, Wildebeest and Zebras

Crocodile
I love this picture of Daniel on his first African Safari. I am not sure if he is really knowing what he is looking, but one thing for sure is that he sure enjoyed not having to be in his car seat and strapped in.
Wildebeest

An African Tree Zebras and wildebeest enjoying the sunrise.