Joy's First Steps

Joy has JUST started walking. We caught her on camera as she took her first few steps. What an incredible feeling! It's amazing to think just a year ago she couldn't hold her head up. And, yes, her first birthday is quickly approaching in just two weeks. Today was an eventful day as well. We took Joy on her first bike ride thanks to some friends who borrowed us a bike trailor. She loved her helmet and the ride, evident by her saying 'wee' most of the way. It did get a little hot this afternoon, so we had to leave a little earlier than planned. But she was a trooper! And the smoothies afterward really hit the spot!

Enjoy the video and thanks for dropping in to check on us. God Bless!



Also, an update on my job situation. I have accepted a position as a nanny for a family I used to work for. I start part-time in November and more full-time in January. My last day with the family I currently work for is Tuesday. I am very thankful to have found a job! Now I am praying to find something to bring in a little income in the next two months.

Danny continues to work hard on our addition. He is working on drywall at the moment. The fireplace is in and working!! Now we have a deadline to make so we can refinance in about 6 weeks.

Joy's first time on the golf course

Joy and I have this week off. So, we decided to start out by going to visit Dadda at work. Since it is beautiful outside, we got take her out onto the course. She loved the golf cart evident by her saying 'wee' most of the time. She ended up calling the cart 'wee' and reaching for it every time she saw one. Also, she loved crawling around the putting green but as soon as she got to the fringe around the edge, she stopped and didn't want to go any further because she doesn't like touching/crawling in the grass. And, yes, for those of you wondering, due to the chemicals, I took her in the bathroom and scrubbed her down good afterward. Lastly, we got to see some Sandhill Cranes up close this morning as well. They were pretty neat! Here are some pictures from our 'outing'.

PS, I also have to point out the cute little golf shoes she is wearing. She received them as a gift from one the reps Danny works with. :)

PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is currently underway at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Haven, WI. Danny volunteered to work at it on Wednesday and Sunday. I joined him on Wednesday with my parents. That day was an adventure! It started out being really rainy in the morning. Thankfully we all had umbrellas otherwise we would have been soaked to the bone. Then it got really humid!!! And then, because of all the rain, we had to mud bog our way out of the event because the parking lots are fields that were rented from surrounding farms. But, outside of all that excitement, we got see a lot of golfers. Due to the rain in the morning, all the golfers left the course only to return in one large group at the driving range and the putting green. Thankfully, those two places are right next to each other. Since we were there on Wednesday, we were allowed to take pictures and video and get autographs. I was on my way in to get Jim Furyk's autograph but he quit signing about 5 seconds before I got there. Oh well. Here are some pictures and video of the day.































The first few clips are Sergio Garcia and VJ Singh on the practice green. Then there is some video of many pros out on the driving range. Tiger is in the middle of the pack in a pinkish shirt and Phil Mickelson in towards the back in a white shirt - the only golfer facing toward the camera because he is left handed. Then there is some video of Ernie Ells both on the practice green and out on the course later on. I think that covers most of them. Oh yeah, John Daily is the golfer in the crazy pants on the putting green with Tiger. :)

Joy says "Bye Bye"

One of Joy's favorite things to say is "bye bye". We finally captured it on video. In this video, she is a little annoyed because she doesn't understand why we are not walking out the door after she says it. You'll notice it by her leaning and turning towards the door a lot. :) Enjoy.

Joy Dances to Pig's Music

Joy really enjoyed her new 'piggy bank' toy and all the music it played. Here is the evidence.