Keira's 1st Week at Daycare

Keira started daycare on Monday. Admittedly, I was nervous about it. But, as it turns out, she loves daycare and is having a ton of fun! Check out the photos below. Her teacher, Miss Laura, is awesome with taking photos of the babies. She even sends me picture mail on my cell phone so I can see how she's doing throughout the day. That is, when I'm not in the daycare room checking on her myself which is multiple times during the day! Sneaking down to see her and the other babies makes my day. They help remind me of what's really important in life...

This was Keira's very first day. She was pretty "chill" about the whole experience.

She loves sitting in the Bumbo at daycare and talking up a storm. She also likes to grab her feet because it's easier for her to reach them sitting in the Bumbo.

Here she is getting ready to practice eating rice cereal. She's done it a couple of times with us so far, but she's not yet an expert. I'm sure it won't take her long to master eating from a spoon. After all, she does have my genes so I'm certain she's going to love food!

The babies get taken on buggy rides through campus. When it's nice outside they go for rides outside. This is a picture of her very first buggy ride. As you can see, she enjoyed that too.

Keira is still a little peanut so we don't have too many clothes that she fits just yet. Mark put her in this cute outfit one day. Even though she doesn't quite fit it we thought she still looked adorable in it. Don't you love the hat?

Here she is sitting at the table like a good little girl. She was getting ready to eat cereal for the first time.

She had it all over her face. I'm not sure if she liked it, but we'll keep trying.

Keira's 4 Months Old

Keira turned 4 months old on Sep 18. She will start a new chapter in her life when she goes to daycare on Oct 1. Luckily the New Horizon center is located on work campus, so I'll be able to sneak down and check on her. I have a feeling I'll be doing that a lot, especially at first. Here are some photos from her 4th month.

Catching Up

We've been busy since the last post. Here are the highlights...

Keira attended her first birthday party for her friend, Max, earlier this month. Unfortunately she was more interested in sleeping than making friends, but I know they'll be buddies when they're older. Max is such a cute kid and quite mischievous from what Kelly tells us. Check out the picture below. He loved having cake - yummy! We were happy to celebrate with Max's family and friends. His parents always know how to throw a great party!

Here's Max chowing down his yummy cake.

Keira just wanted to sleep most of the time, but we still had a good time.

Last weekend Keira stayed with her Grandpa Jim and Grandma Margaret while Mark and I went to Stevenson, Washington for a wedding. That was the first time she spent an extended period of time with them and our first time away from her. Keira was a really good girl. That's what her grandparents tell us...They had a great time together visiting with friends, going to the Farmer's Market, attending church, hanging out...Hey Grandpa J and Grandma M - Anytime you want her for the weekend again, let us know cuz she'll be all yours!

Grandma Margaret and Keira went to the Farmer's Market in Rochester on a crisp and chilly day. Thank goodness it's warmed up again, but not for long...

Grandpa J and Grandma M are being goofy taking pictures of us in the mirror. The other cute baby is Keira's cousin, Miranda.

Here's Grandma M, Uncle Dan, and the two cutest babies hanging out.

As for our trip to WA, it was a nice getaway for Mark and me though we (mostly me) had to make an effort not to think and talk about Keira the whole time. Stevenson, WA is a really small town. In fact, when Mark and I drove through town, I blinked a couple of times and the whole of it had passed by. Ha ha. However, the smallness of the town was nothing compared to the greatness of what surrounded it. The peace and quiet were just what I needed. After a delayed flight and some issues with our rental car, everything else was smooth sailing. Mark played golf on Sat morning so I sat on the outdoor patio and read, then I went for a short walk, followed by watching DVDs and a short cat nap. I really needed that down time and enjoyed it immensely. I met some of Mark's friends from college. They were all really nice and I know Mark enjoyed seeing them again. Hopefully they'll all make a better effort with keeping in touch. The wedding was amazing. The bride and groom were glowing, the backdrop was breathtaking, the food (very important) was sooooooo yummy...Everything was awesome!

Here's the view from the lodge we stayed at. The first day was a bit overcast, but as you can see, the view was incredible, nonetheless.

Mark was in awe of this gigantic sun-dial. but it didn't really interest me.