She's Walking...A Little!

Kiersten took her first steps today, 4 days under 10 months! She woke up from her nap and was having a blast bouncing on her knees in the crib. I put her on the floor and she just stood there for like 30 seconds...then Craig was coaxing her with toys to walk to him...she took two steps before getting down and crawling. Annika and I got so excited that we both were screaming. We all piled in the car to my parents house to see if she would do it again and she took some steps for them too...we're in for it now! (This picture was taken the other night by a friend of mine from HS, Rachel Rooke...her eyes awesome in it)

While Dad's Away...They'll Get Dirty!

Craig really doesn't like the girls to get dirty...or to play with dirt. I'm not sure if it's more that they get dirty, or he doesn't want to do the work of us giving a bath and washing clothes. Either way, while Craig went to go workout, we all went outside and....

... Had some fun!

Kiersten's 1st Popsicle

Where better to have a popsicle than in the bath! It was a little sour for her. It was actually Annika's popsicle, but she was intent on giving Kiersten some tastes.

"Inside Voices" and "Outside Voices"

Annika is learning about "inside voices" and "outside voices". Its really cute! Today, walking into church she was singing "Happy Birthday" at the top of her lungs...why? Because we were outside and so she could sing loud!

Kiersten stood up by herself last night and today she's getting more and more daring when standing and letting go of things. She gets really excited about it too. She is still constantly smiling...it's amazing!

The Playhouse

When I was little, my parents fixed up a house that was used as the Wizard of Oz house on a VEISHEA float for a playhouse. The front design is a copy of the front of my Great Grandpa Adolf's homestead in Sweden. When my parents moved to a townhouse, the playhouse moved to their friend's backyard. Annika is now loving to play in it! Here is a picture of Annika having a picnic with Nana.

Kiersten loves to smile!

A friend, Sonja, from college came with her family to visit at the end of the summer. She's starting up a photography business and took some pictures of Kiersten. Kiersten was in such a great mood (as always) and smiled HUGE for the pictures. They turned out beautifully! Here's Sonja's website JS Photography She's an amazing photographer...I never knew her talent!