July Fun

Kelsey in her swing. She loves being outside and enjoys swinging.

Kelsey's first taste of chocolate- and it is dark chocolate. She loved it. Now when she hears the crinkle of the wrappers, she wants some!

Kelsey's new wheels! She loves taking walks in this.

Kelsey was helping mommy with the laundry. She decided to try on one of mommy's shirts!

Kelsey knows some body parts

Kelsey is not even a year old yet and she is so smart. Here she is pointing out some body parts. We are so proud of her!

Kelsey is Walking

Kelsey is starting to walk more and more. She still crawls the most, but is getter braver about taking steps on her own. This was a couple nights ago when she just started walking back and forth between Andrew and I. We are sure she will be running around in no time!

Kelsey's First Fourth of July

We were in Florida with Grandpa and Grandma Napier for the 4th. Kelsey got to be in the lead cart for the golf cart parade that took place in the community so of course we had to dress her up for it. She did well - she finally couldn't take all the excitement and fell asleep part of the way through the parade!

Here she is all dressed up- and believe it or not- she left that headband on the whole time! She never even tried to take it off.

Family Picture

In the golf cart- people go all out with the decorating- so of course Grandma did too!

Showing off her pretty dress

Family photo

With Grandpa and Grandma

So big! Kelsey loves raising her arms in the air and having us "get her"- which means tickle her! She puts her arms up over and over!

Kelsey is 11 Months old!

We cannot believe Kelsey is 11 months old already- the time has gone by quickly. She is standing on her own for long periods of time now and every now and then she will take a step on her own. She is still a little unsure of herself though! Since it was so close to the 4th, we dressed her in her patriotic dress for the photo shoot and since we were at Grandma Napier's we tried to get some shots in her patriotic room. Kelsey was not the most cooperative this day, but we did our best!

We tried to bribe her with golf balls!

Can you see the lovely scratch she gave herself on the cheek during the night the night before

So worn out from the photo shoot

Kelsey loves Grandpa's golf balls- we played with them numerous times while we were there.

"No mommy, I want that one!" She is reaching for the golf ball display case on the wall.

Helping mommy work- see how well she is standing.

Fun in Florida

We went to Florida recently and visited Grandpa and Grandma Napier. As always we had a great time. Kelsey learned some new games, Andrew got to play lots of pickleball and Amy enjoyed having some help with Kelsey.

Here are some of the fun times Kelsey had:

Kelsey's new riding toy from Grandpa and Grandma

Ringing Grandma's bell while she sang Jingle Bells

Wearing Grandma's sunglasses on the way to brunch

Surfing on Grandma's swing cushion (we did this often). Kelsey would crawl up on it and lift the end for you to pull her on it. She loved it!

Going in a baby pool for the first time. She had so much fun splashing in the water and playing with her toys. We did this couple times while we were there.