Father's Day 2013

Father's Day was a quiet day this year. Danny wanted a morning at the park to try out his new hammock (a hit amongst all the boys, as you can see), so we spent a few hours playing at Finch Park in McKinney. 

Little boys play in the water with big sticks. 

Big boys karate chop the fountains. 

And then they do push ups together. Cannon obviously wasn't interested in a Father's Day workout. 

We finished out the morning with lunch at Hutchins BBQ in McKinney. Happy Father's Day Danny!

Duck Commander

Danny's newest hobby this winter was duck hunting. Cannon desperately wished he was old enough to go. Every morning that Danny wasn't home it was, "Daddy go duck hunting with Uncle Matt and get stuck in the mud?" Because yes, the first time Danny went out in that cold morning muck he and Uncle Matt got ridiculous stuck in the mud. And Cannon, innocently enough, won't let them forget it.

I think I should have been more disturbed to see my son touching dead birds, but Danny was already handing him the ducks when I walked out, so I just vowed to bathe him in hand sanitizer when all was said and done.

He now asks to go "duck hunting" almost daily. One day little "hunter." One Day. 

Happy Back Rubs Daddy!

One of Danny's pinterest-inspired birthday gifts was a back-rub shirt. Danny would love a back massage all day, every day if I had the strength in my hands for it. Well, I don't, so I put my children to the tast instead. They get to play cars and Daddy gets a little lovin all at the same time!

DTS Graduation

DTS Graduation Picnic - Part 2

I'm not even going to try to describe these photos to you. They are priceless. And they don't do justice to how much fun Cannon had on this slide. It's kind of like trying to photograph the Grand Canyon. It doesn't work. You just have to be there to experience it.

First time down the slide in Daddy's arms. Mildly terrified wouldn't you say?

But wait? What's that? You're signing for more?

Second time down the slide still in Daddy's arms. LOVE AND SMILES!

Wait a minute? You want to do this yourself? Poor kid was practically doing the splits trying to reach those steps but he was determined to get to the top.

Getting braver by the minute.

Finally. A solo run.

And he LOVED it!

We might be needing one of these at "someone's" birthday party in the next few years.

DTS Graduation Picnic - Part 1

I'm going to split these pictures up into two posts because you might from cuteness overload if I don't.

DTS hosted a picnic complete with a bbq dinner, a petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables and live music for the graduates. 

Cannon had the time of his life. It almost made the last five years worth it just to get to enjoy him enjoying himself so much. 

I mean - look at the joy on that child's face. 

The child is fearless around animals. He LOVES them. And he LOVES showing off his animal signs. Other parents probably think my child is possessed because he walks around pettings zoos yelling and gesturing.

GOAT! CHICKEN! GOAT! CHICKEN! 

We weren't sure how he'd do riding a pony, but look at that:

Daddy's not even holding on. When did my baby become a boy?

He would have ridden around in a circle until it got dark if we let him.

Oh my sweetness. He couldn't be any cuter.

He talked about that pony non-stop . . . until we found the inflatable slide!

To be continued . . .

Baby Belly #2 - The Danny Stiller Edition

Thanks to Cason coming exactly at 40 weeks on his due date I didn't have to take a Week 40 baby belly picture. 

However, before closing out this baby belly #2 series, I thought I'd give you a little chuckle. My husband is a grand sport of all of my crazy ideas. He tolerates my weekly pictures, my crafty ideas, and my diy projects. He more than tolerates them, he usually embraces them and runs with me to complete them. 

Every week before my belly picture, I adjusted my camera settings using Danny as my "usually" unsuspecting model. ALL of these pictures (except for the pumpkin in the shirt) are unposed and are Danny being himself in all his wonderful candidness. We never anticipated putting these on the blog, but after going through them I just couldn't resist. 

Danny gave his permission for me to post ALL of these. For those of you that make it to the end, you'll understand.