Danny Stats

Yesterday Danny had an overdue 15 month check up. Since his year check-up he has grown 1 1/2 inches and gained 4 pounds! He was healthy all over. Despite his healthy growth, he's still on the smaller side for boys. At 30 inches he is in the 30th % for height and 24 lbs puts him in the 15th % for weight. We are grateful he is a healthy, active, happy boy.

Helping Mom

Danny has really become quite a helpful boy. One morning I was making yogurt soup (like the BYU MOA Cafe) for a ward recipe exchange. Danny watched every step and was quite happy when it was his turn to use the spoon. Frequently he "helps" make dinner too. Tonight we were having baked potatoes with all the fixin's (that sounded Texan, didn't it?). Danny watched me chop the broccoli and then started munching on a piece. I put the broccoli in a dish to steam it and he followed my lead, putting his half chewed piece of broccoli into the dish. When it was time to put some cheese in a bowl, he skipped the bowl entirely and just started shoveling the cheese into his mouth as fast as he could. I think he gets his cheese addiction from my side of the family. Danny's absolute favorite is helping feed the dogs. Any tidbit that spills out of their dish he picks up and puts back into their bowl for them. Funny, since when it is his turn to eat out of a bowl he just dumps everything onto his high chair tray. I guess in his mind bowls are for dogs, not little boys.

My Valentines

So this year I'm lucky to have two handsome Valentines. Here they are making some cards for Danny's favorite grandmas and grandpas for our FHE activity. Coloring is still brand new for Danny so he had a little help. We would hold up the paper and say,"Which color do you want for Grandma and Grandpa Couch?" And then he'd choose. Then he would choose the marker color and sticker colors. He got pretty frustrated with the stickers - he couldn't ever get them off his fingers! Grandmas and Grandpas - watch your mailboxes!

PAINTING

I've been wanting to paint our living room for quite some time. I always knew it would be a major undertaking since we have high ceilings in this room. Also, because Matt wasn't too excited about the idea. I finally convinced him that I could get it done while he was at school and he wouldn't have to deal with the crazy mess. So I decided to go for it this past weekend while he was at class. Cara, Kelli, and Anne came over to help. I have the most generous and brave friends ever! We talked, ate M&Ms, climbed tall ladders, and painted like crazy from 7:30 until just after midnight. I had moved all the furniture and taped earlier during Danny's naps. Saturday I did the second coat, touch ups, and untaped. It made sense to shampoo the carpets while all the furniture was out of place, so when Matt got home from class we did just that. Nothing like coming home from a long day of classes and having a fun carpet cleaning party. Thanks Matt. Today I finally got everything put back into place. I'm thrilled with the end result!

Classic and Classy

I love this comparison - bed head and a teddy graham is classic Danny. Sunday best is classy Danny.