A "Stellar" Birthday Party

Payton enjoyed celebrating her friend, Stella's, birthday party recently. I enjoyed having one-on-one time with my girl :) All too soon we will be celebrating a 2 year old birthday and a 5 year old! Holy cow!

Moving on up

Our big-almost-22-month-old (who, by the way, wears 3T clothing) moved out of his highchair into the booster seat for meal time - can't be said enough - THEY GROW WAY TOO FAST! He didn't care where he sat, as long as there was going to be food put in front of him!!

Three of a kind

Payton with her friend Ady, and Kale's girlfriend Lilly from daycare :)
:)

Little Monster update

What a handsome 21 month old! :)
Yes, yes, he is sporting a cape! His sister thought it would complete his look for the day!

Trying out the chalkboard paint. He discovered he didn't like the taste of chalk during this attempt at drawing as well!

Ridin' solo (backwards)!

He's got his own agenda - he may not be able to speak clearly yet, but he certainly knows how to get around!

Chalk it up!

Payton testing out the new chalkboard paint wall!
(Yes, we encourage her to pick out her own clothes - this is what we end up with sometimes!)

Payton showing off her cosmotology skills with her new makeup from Santa!

Isn't she lovely? :)

And, of course, the makeup look wouldn't be complete without the princess dress!

Red and Green - another blessed year!

The crazy McDaniels' side :)

We have certainly had an amazing Christmas and break so far this year :) The weather has been wonderful and we've enjoyed being home to spend time together. Of course this time of year, the memories I have as a child growing up and traveling to Iowa each year stand out in my mind (and make me miss those loved ones that are gone that much more), I pray and hope that my children are already creating memories to last them a lifetime :)

Note from Grandpa Pete

As I browsed through my Christmas cards from last year, I came across this one. It made me smile and remember a wonderful man. Merry Christmas in Heaven, Grandpa! Love and miss you something terrible good. :)