That was fast ...

Goo's walking across whole rooms, now. I expect that he'll be running shortly. Thank goodness for padded diaper bums. :)



PS - Are everyone's kids this dirty by the end of the day?

Celebrate.Remember.Fight Back.

This weekend we packed up the car (yes, again) and headed to Devils Lake for the annual Relay for Life. This year, the crew "looked to the stars" to find a cure for cancer.

We were late, and didn't dress up ... but the rest of the team looked great! I particularily like Miss Hannah Montana's expression in the front row, there. :)

On a side note, when packing, remember to always leave yourself a few options for weather suprises. Like 40 degree temperatures in June. Seriously.

So ... back to the relay ... last I heard, they'd raised over $125,000 from this event alone. Amazing.

One more pic ... uncle R trying to give Goo a cheeto ... Good boy, Goo. Keep making that face. :)

I go out walking ...

Darn kid.

Babbles

One of the most fun milestones so far has been listening to Goo learn how to talk. He started with "mama" (of course) and quickly followed with "dada" and "baba" (bottle). He's also recently added "tickle, tickle" to his vocabulary and even though it comes out "tigoo, tigoo"- we're still pretty sure he's a genius.

Here's Mr. Goo Genuis himself ... forgetting he wasn't holding on to anything ... *sigh* ...

Bumps and Bruises

We're at that stage ... in every picture we take, Goo has a different bump, bruise, or scratch. One minute he's crawling along at 90 miles-per-hour, the next minute he "trips" over his arm and his face hits the floor. Or, he's standing by the bed/crib/couch/table reaching for something, takes a big step and does a little "flip" - again, hitting the floor. Poor guy!

When we made the decision to put hardwood floors in our living room, we were thinking of the walker-stage and how much fun it'd be for our little one to zoom around between the kitchen and living room. And it was fun!



... but now it's time for carpet. Thankfully, the new place has carpet in both living/family rooms. :)

Shorts!

Now that it's finally here, I just have to say HOORAY for Spring!!! The amount of time it takes to get ready in the morning has been cut in half with less layers, no coats, no mittens, and no blanket.

And at home, really, who needs pants?

The Big 0-1

I seriously cannot believe that Goo will turn 1 in 7 short weeks. This last year has literally flown by. We spend a lot of time shaking our heads saying "What happened to that little, itty baby we met last summer?"



By the looks of things, this moose had him for breakfast.


Plans are in the works for party 1, party 2, and party 3. You can never have enough 1st birthday parties, right? We'll celebrate with my side of the family the weekend of the 4th, with our friends here in Fargo on his actual birthday (the 7th) and with Travis's side the weekend after - on the 12th. Invitations to come! :)