Keira's 1st Steps & A New Trick

Keira took her first steps at daycare yesterday and today we caught it on camera! She's not fully walking yet, but I'm sure she'll take off running really soon - Zoikes! Here's a video of her steps today - 6 in total!

In addition to mimicking the many signs her teachers show her, Keira's also learned how to make a new noise with her lips. Check it out!

A Busy and Fun Weekend

It was a busy weekend at the Favre household. Keira and I were up bright and early Sat morning and met up with our friends at the MN Zoo. It was Keira's first trip there so I was excited to see how she'd react. We were there for about 3 hours and she was such a good girl - taking everything in and watching her friends, Alexa and Max. I think she liked the fish tank the most. All the bright and colorful fish swimming by really caught her eye.

This is Kelly and her son, Max. He's gotten to be such a big boy now and is going to be a big brother later this summer!

Here's Andrea and her daughter, Alexa. They were nice enough to treat us to the zoo as their guests. Alexa is such a good girl and will be a big sister later this summer - many babies on the way!

Here I am with my beautiful little girl. We had a great time, but were both ready for a nap. Keira fell asleep in the car before I even left the zoo's parking lot.

It may not look like it, but all three of them had a really good time. Keira, Alexa and Max were so well behaved and had fun seeing everything. Their moms are very proud of them!

Keira stayed asleep for quite awhile, even when we got home. It was a big morning for her!

Later that evening, Linh and Steve came over for dinner, along with Chris, Traci and their two boys, Cade and Carson. The adults had a nice time catching up and hanging out while the kids enjoyed playing with each other. Carson particularly enjoyed chasing Keira as she crawled all around the kitchen. He caught her one time and planted a wet one on her head - so sweet. I wish I had captured that on camera. Thanks for coming over and hanging out with us!

Carson and Keira hung out with each other for most of the evening.

I caught Cade off guard with this photo...Gotcha! Cade and Carson are both going to be big brothers too!!

Sunday morning Pam, Ed and Jalen came over to join us for brunch. We had some delicious food and had a chance to hang out and catch up. It's been a long time. Jalen and Keira had a great time together and it was good to see Pam and Ed.Jalen makes a very important call

Keira and Jalen go for a stroll around the kitchen

My dad stopped by to visit and so did Mark's parents later this afternoon. It was good to see everyone and I'm happy Keira's grandparents were able to spend some time with her. Afterwards Keira and I took a 1 1/2 hour nap. It felt great! I always love napping with her though I know I shouldn't get her into that habit. Later on we spent some time playing in the backyard with Dad followed by trips to Home Depot, Menards and Sears for a new grill. Our other one got blown over and broke in the rain storms we had a week or two ago. We think we've found one...So, that was our weekend, we hope yours was wonderful and that you were able to enjoy the fabulous weather we had today...Have a great week everyone!

Keira's 11 Months Old

Yes, our baby girl is 11 months old. Goodness - where has the time gone? This past month really has been a fun month, minus the hand, foot and mouth thing. And, yes, she's all better now! Keira's also cutting new teeth - her upper two are just starting to poke through. We're certain she's ready to walk any day now, but delaying that milestone is just fine with me. I don't think we're ready for her to run around the house. It's enough work just to keep up with her as a crawler. She's into EVERYTHING! It's a good thing we've covered the sockets b/c she loves playing with the outlets - why is that?! She also enjoys trying to pull open the drawers and cabinets and has pinched her little fingers a couple of times. Her new sources of entertainment include yanking on the vertical blinds and scraping her fingers across our vents to make "noise". Yes, she's a noisy little girl. She still doesn't do very well with table foods so if anyone has any suggestions, let me know. She's really picky and doesn't seem to like to pick up most foods with her fingers - might be a texture thing - who knows?