Back to school pictures with Natalie and Daniel

 Natalie is so much fun! I woke her up Monday morning and asked her to get ready because I wanted to go take back to school pictures. Her eyes were barely open, but she was a good sport.

 One of the things that I really like about Natalie is that she always tries to do what is right. I can trust her to make good choices.

 She has really become a woman of integrity. I also love that she chips in and helps whenever it is needed. She is NOT one of those high maintainence girls that has to have everything. She is so down to earth and fun.

 I am really thankful that Natalie is part of our family. I can hardly believe that this is her senior year, but then I have always thought of her as older than she is. From the time she was just a little girl I have expected so much out of her. She rarely lets me down. She will accomplish great things in her life.

I just couldn't pass this flower up. It was so beautiful like Natalie!

Daniel tried his hardest to make this super hard for me. I would tell him to smile and start to push the button and he would make a terrible face. I think I told him to "stop it" about 50 times.

He really just wanted to have fun. I decided if we were going to get anywhere or any pictures I better cooperate with HIM!

Got to love those bears! No I am not a Chicago Bears fan. I really don't even know if Daniel is. I know Matt is because he has a Bears hat.

Finally a good shot. I think Daniel is really fun. Something that I really like about Daniel is his ability to get along with people. He doesn't have to be the best at everything to be happy. He is just comfortable with himself. He can be in a crowd and doesn't have to be the center of attention.

He really wanted me to get the name in this picture because he thought it would be so funny because he pulled a weed and put it in his mouth.

One day I asked Daniel to help me take 17 kids on a hike. He was so helpful and responsible. I really didn't know he had it in him. I didn't know that he was so good with kids. I think Daniel will pleasantly surprize me with how he develops into a man!