There's a leg under the cast!

Needless to say, he is enjoying his freedom from the cast. He's getting better at walking again and does pretty good at running, too. He still drags his foot behind him when he runs, but time will fix that!

The cast has become a new addition to our toy box.

Daniel is showing off his "fixed" leg. He's quite proud of it!

Daniel's "Big Green Sock"

Here is a pic of his new, bright green sock - not just any "sock" but a new, waterproof casting "sock". Waterproof is a wonderful thing! Daniel got to pick the color and was quite brave for the wrapping. He will get it off in mid-December and should be good to go after that.

After a few days of staying in one place, Daniel decided he wanted to ride on his 4-wheeler. Paul brought it inside and bungied his leg to the side to hold it up. Luckily, the break was not his right leg - the gas pedal!

The Big Fall

Yesterday Daniel was enjoying his swing when a link in the chain broke loose and lauched Daniel and the swing. He was pretty high up and had a hard fall. We are very thankful that his back and neck were all OK, but he did break both bones in his lower left leg. He is going to be in a hard cast for about 6 weeks. We go to the orthopedic doc tomorrow to find out more. For now, he's not so sure why he has a big, hard sock on that he can't take off. We're also adjusting to no standing, walking, and running...we're not sure how that is going to work. We'll let you know!

Home Grown and Homemade!

Daniel decided to be Jr. Asparagus for the church's fall festival last night. With some help of bigidea.com, a sewing maching, black felt and some red paint we did pretty good! Don't you see the resemblance?

This summer Daniel and I worked very hard together to grow a pumpkin in our garden. We only made one, but we were really proud of it when we picked it yesterday....Daniel is still afraid of the stem, though!

Trip to Hot Springs

As a parent, there are things you never thought you would do. One thing on my list would be taking my child 4-wheeling with Paul. No, it's not that Paul is a bad driver, just that it is a really dangerous sport (or atleast that is my perception as a mom!) Well, in September Daniel took his first trip 4-wheeling. Although he didn't ride too long the first time, it was long enough for me!

After a tough day of wheeling, I decided the next day I would take Daniel to the Garvan Gardens - a gorgeous arboretum in Hot Springs. Not too sure how Paul felt about his boy spending the day looking at flowers instead of wheeling on the rocks!

All Boy!

Daniel is 21 months old now! Since we started the blogging life a little late, I'm afraid we probably won't go back and catch up, so let's dive in now. Daniel is ALL boy and loves anything that moves...trucks, tractors, diggers, cranes...he loves it all! Daniel got to ride in Paw Paw's tractor and combine a few times this summer and still talks about it. He even made Paul get a "plow" to put behind his tractor this week.

Daniel is also becoming Mr. Independent. He decided in the picture to dress himself. He wasn't quite too successful, but sure had fun trying!

OK, so there is our very first post. I hope you enjoyed it. Leave us a note....we'd love to hear from you!