Della's first boat ride

Della had her first boat ride last Saturday on our friends' boat (Shane and Jackie). She loved it and even took a little nap. I thought for sure the life jacket would bother her but she didn't once complain. I guess boating must run in the family :) Next step, wakeboarding.

Ol' bucket head

Busy girl!

Della at 1 year!

Derek's huge success!

As you may have heard, Derek remodeled our downstairs 1/2 bathroom. He laid the tile by himself and hung all the wainscoating and even put crown moulding up, all by himself. He watched videos on youtube from Lowe's and Home Depot to learn how to do all this great stuff and here are the pictures of the results. The lighting + flash makes the color look funny but the color is very beautiful in real life.

Playing with Della

Here are a few photos from the past couple of weeks with Della. Now that she is walking she is a busy girl!

Our new vacuum cleaner

Dutch has found the benefit of having a little sister, finally. She just so happens to "accidentally" drop food on the floor just to watch him snatch it up. He is always sure to be close by when Della eats as he is now fully aware it is not all going to make it into her mouth. She thinks it is hilarious.