The Walkers

We haven't left the house in three days. Kaiya has been doing this... And getting these... In hopes of earning this... We've met with moderate success, but I know we still have a ways to go. I just can't believe my baby girl is old enough to do this already! This video is kind of weird and possibly gross (considering the subject matter), but hey, it's cute when it's your kid.

We finally made it up to the splash pad at North Park last week. Kaiya was fearless. I had a hard time keeping track of her in the sea of kids. Most of the time, I just caught fleeting glimpses of her ruffly bum. She's not the most sensitive to others' feelings. Here she is laughing at her cousin Vance. Ben was super curious, but I kept him on the outskirts. Next time, I'll have to wear my suit so that I can take him in. I have a feeling we'll be visiting this park often!

In the words of Inigo Montoya, "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up." School ended. We went on another roadtrip to the Great Northwest (this time with the Carters ). I turned 27. Ben can now crawl like a wounded soldier. Ben now has one tooth. Kaiya will start potty training next week (wish us luck)! We've spent the last five days watching the Lillywhites' kids. Five under the age of six. It's been loud. Back to that roadtrip... We crammed all eight of us--four of whom are in diapers--in our Sequoia for the 16(ish) hour drive to Camas. We are nuts. But surprisingly, I would probably do it again. Once there, we had fun hanging out with DeeDee and PopPop and bumming around town. Here are some shots from my parents' front yard, you can see in the background that they were pouring a new front porch. It now has a really pretty red brick trim that matches their house. I love it! Ben was having a blast playing with the leaves of this tree. I snappe...