This past weekend we went to the Zoo. This is one of Ava's favorite things to do. We have a family pass for Evansville’s Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens. They just finished up a huge renovation, which was a $15 million, 10,000-square-foot South American rain forest addition. This part is super cool. They added a jaguar, howler monkeys, keel-billed toucans, squirrel monkeys, a Baird's tapir, capybara and caiman. Also the Forest of Riches, has a wide variety of tropical plants and trees.
She really enjoys the giraffe, not in the new part of Amazonia, but this is her favorite animal. While we were getting close to the giraffe, I was taking pictures and not paying a whole lot of attention. The giraffe came about 6 inches from licking my bald head. Yuck!!!!!!

Here are a couple new ones, say cheese!!!

I have been doing some landscaping around the house, basically doing a lot of mulching and some planting. Ava has been a very big helper. Check out the fun she has been having.

It's crazy how fast the girls are growing up! Chloe is now 8 weeks old and Ava is 17 months old. We are all doing pretty good. Chloe has a cold and is congested, but other than that all is well. Kristi has been back to work now for 2 weeks, since maturity leave. I am still with the state, waiting for my phone call for the Evansville Fire Department.

Check out my Slide Show!

Check out my Slide Show!

Chloe is doing great! I have to head back to work tomorrow. It was nice to spend the first 12 days of Chloe's life with her at home and off work. Both girls, momma and dadda are adjusting well. Thank you Jesus for the blessings you have given me and my family!!!---Danny

CHLOE HAS ARRIVED!!!
Yesterday at 9:44 AM Chloe Ann was born. She was 7lb 14.1oz and 20.5 inches long. She arrived 2 1/2 weeks early and is healthy and beautiful. We can't wait to introduce all of you to her. Welcome Chloe!!!

Can you believe it, I haven't forgotten how to write. Life has been very busy. I did want to take the time out and write a little for all of you. We are all doing well. Kristi went to the Doctor today for a check-up and all is well. She is now 35 weeks along. Kristi thinks she will go a little early. Who knows? We are all doing well, Ava is getting big. She is saying a few words like turtle, apple, banana, dadda, momma, and hair. She can also tell you were her hair, eyes, teeth, mouth, nose, ears, hands, feet, and legs are. Here are a few pics of Kristi prego.

Easter was really cold this year. This was Ava's first egg hunt. I think she got a total of 8. She picked up 2, dadda picked up 6. As I said before, it was very cold.

I wanted to put a blog out here and let each one of you know that Kristi and I started our own online travel business, www.boardmantravel.com. This system is the same a Travelocity, which is our business partner. I wanted to invite you to take a look at our travel site, www.boardmantravel.com. I also wanted to ask that when you, your friends, and your family travel, and assuming we are competitive in price, (which we are), we would appreciate your booking your travel with our travel system!

Please feel free to pass this travel booking site to anyone you think would be interested and who will be traveling in the near future.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVA!!!

Yesterday we had Ava's Birthday party at our house. We had about 21 people in attendance for the party. I am sorry for those who could not make it. Some of you live too far away in other States, some had to work, and some were sick and had a fevers. We are very grateful to all of you who could make the party, and celebrate Ava's 1st birthday. We had lots of fun. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVA!!

AVA IS 1 YEAR OLD!!!!!

This week has been a very busy week. On Monday, it was Ava's birthday. Kristi and I took off work and spent the day with her. We went and got her first hair cut, then we went and had lunch with Nana, Papa, Aunt Dawny, Drew and Derrick, at Hacienda. They sung there happy birthday speciality song to Ava and brought her out a chocolate mudslide (2 giant chocolate chip cookies just baked in a skillet with Ice cream on top). It was very yummy. Next Ava went home and took a nap, when she woke up we went to the mall did some shopping and then Ava got a new pair of shoes. She had a very busy and fun day.

Here are some pictures of Ava bringing in the NEW YEAR! She is so precious to us. HAPPY 2008 !!!! This is her birthday month and she will be 1 years old. WOW!! Stay tuned late this month for birthday pictures.

Kristi is really starting to show! For all of you who do not know, we are having a baby girl, she is due May 13th of this year, and we have decided to name her Chloe Ann. Kristi wanted to post her 4 month pregnancy pictured, so here they are.

Christmas was so fun. It was great to watch Ava at her first Christmas. At first she didn't do to much opening of the presents, but after some persuading and nudging she had lots of fun opening all the gifts and shredding all the paper. She received lots of toys and clothes.

This weekend and holiday season, Kristi and I spent some time of reflection over this past year. How GOD has blessed us, how he has given us a beautiful daughter and another one on the way, how he has blessed us with a wonderful family and many awesome and amazing friends. Kristi and I truly value the friendships we have and are very thankful that you are in our lives. May GOD bless you and your family the rest of this year and in 2008.

Monday we went to the baby doctor and had an Ultra-sound. We are having a baby girl!!! So we are going to have a Princess #2. Kristi and I will have to spend some time thinking of a little girls name. We only really had a boys name picked out. Kristi was pretty sure we were having a boy. With this feeling we picked out a little boys name and started calling the baby by that name. Then about 6-7 weeks ago we decided to stop using the boys name and just refer to the baby as, the baby. Now we know, and can start preparing.

In this picture, Ava just woke up for the day, and Dada gets to use the early Christmas present Momma & Dada got for each other, a new camera. Say Cheese!!!!

Wow, can you believe it, Kristi and I put up our Christmas tree last weekend. We have had that tree for three years, this is our 7th Christmas married, and this is the first time we have put up a Christmas tree. We are so very proud of ourselves. If it wasn't for Ava, we may not have put up a tree this year either, who knows. We love it and are glad we finally put up a tree.

Ava was taking a nap and we put it up while she was sleeping. She did help put on the ornaments though. :) When she came down stairs, her eyes got real big and she pointed at the tree. She likes it.