Nap time with daddy

It's not often that I get Korrali to nap with me, but I do occasionally. She's so freakin cute.

Playing with Daddy

Korrali loves to play with Daddy. Her face just lights up when she hears him wake up, or when she wakes up from her nap and hears him on the phone in the other room. It's so neat to watch her bond with him. He likes to play with her too, and introduce her to things he loves.

Like movies

She loves to play with the remote

Also, teasing. Teasing the dog, teasing her (some of her favorite things are things he did to her, like blowing quickly on her face, or "wrestling", or jumping out from behind something to play a more intense version of peekaboo, making her dance... the list will only grow I'm sure.

oh, did I mention putting the laundry bin over her and then letting her roll around in it?

Needless to say, we will miss him when he is away this weekend in Arizona.

How much is that puppy in the window?

I found two little four-legged family members waiting for me at the door when I came home. Apparently, the view is AWESOME. Or maybe we just really need to go for a walk today.

Dude, did you see that tree? It just, like stood there. Whoa.

OMGZOMBIEAPOCALYPSEFAMILYPHOTOSYEA!

What family photo shoot is complete without zombie apocalypse photos?

Naturally, all family members have to pull their own weight in post-apocalyptic life, no matter how small.

A family that guards together, stays not undead.

"What, what does this say?  Wait a minute!"

Zombie bait?  See these ears?  Zombies LOVE me!

Nothing to say here.

Train tracks, always good to see whats behind and ahead of you.

Don't mess with Mommy and her axe!

Meet the Quillens

No Zombies here!

Look how cute she is!

Look mom, I have a gourd!

Check out these cuties!

Baby Boot Camp

Yup, push-ups, now Army Crawling. OO RAH.

Parenting Lesson #206

Parenting Lesson #206:
When your child's face looks like this:

Caption this photo!

It's probably better to back off, re-evaluate and try something different instead of forcing the issue.

Answer after re-thinking dinner: Baby-Led Weaning.

Gotta be tough to live in this family

Korrali is learning to use her body. Unlike some quick-moving babies (a certain adorable cousin comes to mind) who seem born to know what to do with their legs, she is an experimenter.

What happens when I do this? She seems to ask as she non-hurriedly performs various gymnastic feats. She is extremely mobile, but until recently just rolled about. Then, she discovered rocking (I'm sure you know the pose, hands and knees, rocking back and forth as if about to take off). 

Then, she discovered push-ups. 

Don't let the tutu fool you; there are no girl-push ups for this little lady. Go perfect form, or go home.

I didn't know how she planned on using that one to get anywhere, but she sure does. First she rocks. Next she pushes up, finds herself forward a tad bit and moves to her belly. Last, she pulls herself another few centimeters and bingo. She's traveled in a linear fashion. I'm still not sure how this will translate to crawling, but it's fun watching her antics.