Daniel Boone

No, this isn't a post about Daniel Boone...there are no 'coon-skin hats involved...maybe. Today is my little baby brother's birthday! :) I've often thought about what I would write about my little brother for this blog today... One of the hard things has been that I am 9 years older than he is...so quite honestly, he is perpetually 10 years old in my mind!!! I only really remember him as a baby and all the funny things that happened to him. I remember when he was born, and that my sister was sick at the time. (My poor, poor mom! I don't know how you handled all of that!!!) I remember him running around outside when we lived in that little trailer out on our 10 acres in southern California. What a funny little kid! Andrew reminds me a lot of you, Danno! I remember you being very happy all the time. You were always so laid back--and you still are. I remember the time we were watching a friends' dog and it was chained up to the tree in the backyard and you got all twisted up in the chain and it almost strangled you! Yikes!

Sadly, our scanner doesn't work anymore, so I can't put in some of the pictures I REALLY wanted to put in. I was hoping to find the twinkie pic...fun times, eh? And I have so many of this guy as a little tiny person... He is, of course, not so tiny anymore. :)


I remember all your friends coming over to play swords with you--although I must admit that this is a much more 'recent' memory. :)

(I have NO idea when this was taken, but you have a cool sword...'I see you have a sword! I have one, too! They are very manly and tough!')

I thought it was so awesome that you learned to play pretty much every brass instrument...and that not only did you just learn the basics, you actually played a different one in each group you were in! I'm just happy you played the French Horn! :)

(Just one of the many brass instruments he played...here he is with the Madison Marching Band...my old alma mater!)

He definitely has the Edwards' sense of humor! He's always right in the middle of some silly antic or another! But, of course, he learned from the best, right dad?
Silly boys! Daniel is the second in from the right.


Now, he is a missionary in Australia! How cool is that? He has been there for 22 months--only 2 more to go! But who's counting? :)

Elders for Sale???


Ummm...these are just gross...but, hey, he's my brother!!



Extreme close-up!



We love ya, Danno! I mean, Elder Edwards! :) Come again, Mr. Robin Hood, sir, on my birthday! Happy Birthday! See you in December!! :)