Kaylen is mostly walking now. She is getting faster every day. She still hasn't figured out to avoid objects in her way, especially our feet. She gets tripped up very easily. Yes, we have had a few bumps and bruises. We did install a gate at the top of the living room. She doesn't like it if we leave her alone in a room though. She likes to go exploring in all the rooms so I find myself closing the doors. She likes to pull the toilet paper off the roll. She also likes to play hide n seek with us and runs behind the couch to hide. It's too cute! Kaylen is talking a lot. Not that we can really understand her. She does say Mama and Dada in reference to us, on occasion anyway. She always sounds like she is saying certain words, like baby and ball. She has started giving us kisses, which is just too adorable!
Well Nanna and Mindy were here visiting and we had such a great time. Kaylen loves her Nanna & Aunt Mindy! Mindy can just look at KJ, and she just starts giggling! I love it! We spent a lot of time with Aunt Barb too. Lots of girl time since Mike was in New Orleans on business. We had fun playing with Kaylen and planning her birthday party.
We celebrated Kaylen's first birthday this past Sunday. We had a great time even though it was windy and cold. We held her party at a local park in Lakewood. The guests were: Nanna, Mindy, Grandpa, Aunt Barb, Uncle Steve, Aunt Cyndi, Sharee, Uncle Don, the Flynns, the Tysons, the Taylors, Nikki Ricker, the Wolters, and us of course. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family.
Kaylen wasn't sure what to think of her cake. I had a blast making and decorating it. She made some funny faces while eating it. I just kept waiting for her to head dive into it!
Hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day! We just stayed in and enjoyed each other's company. We made our own dinner and gave Kaylen some too! I also made us some chocolate covered strawberries. Yum!
Now for some pics......
