Colorado Vacation

We're having a great time here at Pops and Babs' house in SW Colorado. Gwen has hiked on the Blue Lakes Trail and also at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. She seems to really enjoy going for a "ride" in the hiking backpack. She loves to point and say "mountains," and she's enjoyed seeing all of the animals here in the mountains, especially a few close encounters with deer. During her time here she's become a full-fledged, independent walker. Sometimes she doesn't even want to take your hand if you offer it to her. She's also started counting to ten and reading letters. So far she recognizes A, O, and S.

Fish Face

Yeah Gwen!

Gwen at 13 months

OK, so she's still not really walking. She stood by herself for more than a minute and took a few steps about 6 weeks ago, and we thought she'd be walking all over the place in a matter of days. She has not shown much interest in walking by herself or standing on her own since then. Everyday she walks from Megan's office all the way to the car while holding my hand (it takes a while.) So she's getting in a lot of practice. She'll walk when she's ready.

She's dang smart for a 13-month old, though. Here's a video. Oh, and in that one verse, Megan was just mixing up the words to "Ol' MacDonald" to see if Gwen was paying attention.

Happy Birthday, Gwen!

Thanks to everyone! Gwen really enjoyed her first birthday!

Bull Creek

Grandma came to visit a few weeks ago, and we took Gwen to Bull Creek park. Gwen loved splashing in the water, but her shirt got soaked. Here are a few pictures: