Saturday, September 26, 2009

Happy Birthday Great Dane!

Two years ago at 10:40 am, was the happiest moment of my life. From the moment I saw Dane to today, my love grows deeper and stronger every day. Yes, I'm prejudice because he's mine but I don't care. He is the cutest boy I know. And I love everything about him.
Dane's top 10's-
Favorites:
1. movie: Cars, Finding Nemo
2. snack: fruit snacks, gold fish
3. breakfast: faffles and pancakes (eggo waffles)
4. ride at Disney: Buzz Lightyear or Dumbo
5. lunch: pita butter JELLY!
6. dinner: nuggedetts, quesadillas and pizza (not all at once of course!)
7. toy: race cars, tractors, riding fire truck
8. drink: milk
9. songs: Sunbeam, popcorn, wheels on the bus, bunny foo foo, alligator
10. parent: Mom, of course!

Activities:
1. playing in his box or ball pit
2. reading
3. Playing outside or going to the park - swinging and slides
4. farm country at Thanksgiving Point
5. visiting grandmas and grandpas
6. splash park/swimming
7. watching baby Einstein and Cars
8. cooking with mom
9. jumping on the bed and playing under the covers
10. listening to music

Sayings:
1. Go away Sammy
2. Kiss it (whenever he gets hurt)
3. play, mommy, play - especially when i'm trying to cook dinner
4. Faffles!
5. Jesus, kiss. Kids, kiss. (our nightly ritual)
6. Mommy funny. Self funny.
7. Race cars loud.
8. New car. Ride.
9. Rock you. Hold you.
10. One more time. (To anything when he's stalling.) or One minute.

Things we love about Dane:

1. Charismatic smile
2. contagious laugh
3. my little helper - laundry, cooking, cleaning
4. great personal hygiene: loves to put on deoderant, brush teeth, shower
5. big brown eyes
6. his hugs and kisses
7. His sing-song way of speaking.
8. His temper tantrums, especially when they end by him putting himself in time out by running into his room.
9. He is passionate about life, and very sensitive. It's easy to hurt his feelings.
10. Running everywhere he goes.

Birthday breakfast: bacon, eggs, pancakes, milk.And the funny look - Dane saying smile for the picture. Below: we spent his birthday in St. George and took him to Zion's Park.
Happy birthday, buddy. You have brought more joy to your dad and me than we ever thought possible. Can't wait to see what changes the next year will hold.

2 comments:

Casey said...

happy birthday dane! we think you're great! love, sophie and breanne

Marni Bown said...

Sounds like a total boy to me. Happy Birthday Dane.