Zoo visit

I took Mom and Dad to the zoo last weekend. They had a good time.

 To the monkeys!

 But let's first stop here so I can play with the plants.

At least Dad and the gorilla are looking towards the camera.

And a bonus video!

1 year, 7 months

Monthly pictures are here! Neither Keillor or are are very good at sitting still lately, so Dad told Keillor to stay on the patio sofa and then locked me in between him and the arm of the sofa.

 Good boy, Keillor.

 Kiss!

 Pouting after I realized it would be hard to escape.

 Getting a little bored, Dad.

 Say cheese!

Lots of excitement this past month. Of course the biggest deal is the fact that I'm crawling all over the place. Movement-wise, I'm back to where I was before going in my cast and working hard to get myself caught up to other kids my age. I really enjoy standing while holding onto something, but still need a hand from an adult to get myself all the way up. This week I've started to make advancements in crawling up steps, as well.

We made two trips to the zoo this past month and it has becoming a favorite destination. I'm old enough to understand what I'm looking at and as you may have seen in past posts, I'll do my best to imitate any animal you want.

'Nose' is definitely my favorite word the past couple weeks. In fact, there's a good chance that I'll point right at yours and say "nose" without being prompted. Other fun words include: Balloon, bubble, noodle, and please. And Mom and Dad started cracking up last night with my attempt at saying "garbanzo bean."

Favorite foods this month: Apples - I love to hear the crunch when chewing; hot dogs - a special treat, and potato salad. In fact, I couldn't shovel the potato salad in my mouth fast enough when Dad made it last weekend.

Post-nap exercise

Standing!

Special treat

We stopped at McDonald's for a treat on the way home from Home Depot on Saturday. For the first time ever, Mom and Dad ordered me something: A cup of water!

And I was an expert at drinking it (as soon as we got home)...

Rooster

Not a lot of pictures lately, so we'll share another little video clip. Pretty sure this one will only interest the grandparents. Just me being goofy last weekend...

Dishes

Video clip today!

Let me set this up for you: Mom had friends over last night and they were eating and relaxing on the back patio when Dad and I arrived home from grocery shopping. He left me with the ladies while he unloaded the car and then came out to bring me inside for bedtime. Mom and the ladies had been letting me snack off their plates (chicken and cheesecake pieces) and I was able to show them how to get every last bit.

Thanks to Lydia for the quick recording job!

Dear Grandmas: Mom and Dad would like you to know that they did not teach me this. The rule when I'm eating in my high chair is that the plate must stay on the tray.

Turn it off

 You've got two seconds to get that thing out of my face.