Another week has gone by... and we officially have a Walker! She has gotten more confident and more bold. She opened the cereal drawer tonight, grabbed a box (thankfully it was closed well), and walked up and down the halls shaking it proudly. It's the first time she has walked away from us - usually she only walks to get to a person. Her favorite toy is now the salad spinner, which she takes apart and pushes all over the kitchen floor. That and the fridge magnets almost allow me to make breakfast without interruption.

Other events this last week -

Thursday I took JoJo to the zoo for the first time. She nearly screamed when an otter approached her from the other side of the glass. After a while she got used to it, and at each display she wanted to kiss the glass. She liked the petting zoo, touching the sheep and goats, but she wasn't too impressed with the bears - I think they were too far away for her to care. The sea lions were fun because they kept coming up to the glass to show off, so she could anticipate them. The floor of the sea lion area was also wet, so her pants were soaked - something I noticed only after I had picked her up again!

She went with Grandma and I to see Jeanie, her daycare provider, on Friday then spent the rest of the day at Grandma's house.

On Sunday she was "promoted" from the infants room at church to the Walkers room! She still insisted on being carried by someone the entire time she was there, but I think she will stay in that room.

The pictures below are from an impromptu trip to Mt. St. Helens on Monday. We walked the trail at Silver Lake and Seaquest State Park.

Today she went to Chuck E. Cheeses and McDonalds with her nephews, grandma, and me. She did not want to sit on the kiddie toys. Instead, she ran between grandma and me, laughing and clinging to our hands and/or legs.