To Cub

In appreciation for my wonderful husband on this our second anniversary + one day. (sorry)

I come to share in public my undying affection for the one I love most, Jacob Edmund Dean.

I was once a little lady with no prince to call my own.
Always dreaming of a man so perfect as you.
You came along one summer; so tall, and red, and handsome.
We decided then a perfect team we'd make.
And so we've proved to be.
2007 and 8 brought lots of victories.
Including graduation, Luci, a home of our own, and Law School.
Through it all I have loved you so much more each day.
Some days were tough, but we learned from those.
Of course there will be more tough days, but sacred promises will help us to succeed.
Your loyalty and assiduousness are admirable to say the least.
Above all I love your worthiness, your smile,
your strong hands, and your dancing.
You're my hero, my husband, and the champion of my heart.

I love you cub. ~Daniella

Fish Attack!

So, as you might have noticed, this blog is mostly to show Luci off. We hope you don't mind all of the video's. Luci is growing so fast and we want all of you to see her! She is so funny and it wouldn't be fair to keep such quality entertainment to ourselves. (Scroll down to see the fish attack)

So, about our not so entertaining lives: Jacob is super busy with his studies. He stays at school extra hours and even studies at home these days. I am excited to see him for breakfast and dinner. He spends some quality time with Luci putting her to bed...as you saw in one of the previous videos. Luci and I do lots of fun things while he is at school though. We play with friends, make delicious food, play in the delicious food (I like to let Luci feel the ingredients...flour, sugar, dough etc...) She loves watching the kitchen appliances. Especially the blender. I have a Blend Tec, which I grind wheat in. Luci thinks it's pretty scary at first but then she likes to touch it and yell at it when it's not on. You tell that blender goose!

So, there's an update for you. Maybe I'll get some deeper stuff on here one of these days. Leave some comments and ask some questions if you're wondering something about us!

Will she be a professional rower someday?

This'll brighten your day...

Luci

Here's a few new pictures of Luci, including a couple of her with her Halloween chicken costume on.

Luci the chicken with her cousin Ella

Luci the chicken trying to eat her mom's face.

Luci playing with some of her toys.

Luci loves playing with/sucking on the front door.

Family History Trip

For Jacob's fall break we went on a family history trip to the rolling hills of W. Virginia. It was so beautiful! We couldn't believe how the trees lit up. We got to visit some family and some really neat cemeteries. I got to know Jacob's family better and Luci did a great job traveling...as usual :)

Fall Fall Fall!

We love the fall and it is so beautiful out here. There are endless amounts of trees lining each street and all the highways. Luci has loved playing outside in the leaves and almost always shoves them straight in her mouth. Here is a little collage of some of things we have been up to recently. Jacob finished an intense assignment this friday and we are so excited to relax over our week long fall break. We're going on trip with Jacob's family for part of the week, and working on our house the other half. We were in much need of a little relaxations... most especially cub (a nickname for the hubby). What perfect weather to re-coop in.



We have also been surprised and amazed that Luci is crawling! She started the army crawl about 2 weeks ago. She is all over the place! I wish I could figure out how to successfully post a video! She is really such a little person these days. She eats peas, and applesauce. She likes applesauce, and hates peas though. Here are some pics of the little princess and her peas...