Seeley Lake, MT

We took our first family vacation to Montana. My mom joined us for the first part of our trip to help with Kelsey so Adam and I could do a few adventure activities. Thanks, Mom! Adam and I went fly fishing and danced the night away at Jill's wedding :)
All of us at the Double Arrow Lodge, where we stayed for Jill's gorgeous wedding!

The stunning bride! Kelsey couldn't take her eyes off Aunt Jill!

Another view of the lodge

Beautiful unposed moment

Our day trip to Big Fork, MT

Kelsey's First puppy experience. What a cutie!

Kelsey was a rockstar on the flights out to Missoula. She did a great job traveling and being in the car more than ever before. Montana is gorgeous with it's lush green trees and grass and it's amazing mountain views. Jill's wedding was beautiful and so personalized. We had a great start to an amazing vacation!

Best Daddy ever!

I LOVE my dada!

I love when he reads to me :)

And I am SO excited to go hiking soon together :)

"Fitting in"

Recently, Kelsey has enjoyed fitting her whole self in numerous spaces, including the shelf on our coffee table (yet to be photographed). Here are just a few examples :)

Just coming out of my bookshelf

I found a box!

Helping Mommy pack for our trip

Don't leave without me :)

What we've been up to

Playing at the Park

I LOVE the slide!

And the swing!

Weeeeeeeee

Mom has gotten sneaky by adding milk to my cereal. Sometimes I even drink the milk after the cereal is gone. Corn Pops are my favorite.

Eating corn on the cob- like a BIG girl.

My new favorite strange food item- pickeles!

Sporting the hoody

Visiting Indy

Uncle Kevin, Kyle and Meghan (and Aunt Colleen looking on)

Our little fish

Holding on to the side all by myself!

Swimming with my cousins!

Having fun at the Indy Children's Museum with Meg
And my friend, Evan, who used to be in my playgroup before moving

Wolf Sanctuary

On Saturday, May 29th, we went to a Wolf Sanctuary near our house for a very hot, humid walking tour. Kelsey was a trooper with the heat and liked looking at the wolves. Many of these wolves are nearing extinction so it was a rarety to be able to see them.

LOVING yogurt

We have been battling wills (Kelsey vs. Daddy and I) in trying to get Kelsey to drink whole milk. We've tried different cups, bottles, temperatures and flavors (strawberry, chocolate and banana) and man, our girl is stubborn! ( I can't imagine where she gets that- poor, Adam!) We do feel better though knowing that Kelsey now LOVES cheese and whole milk yogurt. In order to get her to eat it, we have to give her her own graham stick to dip into the yogurt so that she'll be distracted enough to eat it when we spoon it in her mouth. I never imagined the lengths I would go to to get her to eat. If only she would eat the more fattening foods the way she eats fruits and veggies! Currently, she'll also drink about 8 oz of whole milk blended with vanilla ice cream and banana- a melted banana milkshake. (shocking, right?!) Though if we call it a milkshake, she shakes it everywhere, so we've settled on the term "smoothie." She really is full of personality and independence! We are definitely up to the challenge to help her put on weight! You've met your match little girl! :)

My New Wagon and our Adventures

Going for my first ride in my new wagon with my friend, Ryanne!

Thanks, Bubbie! I love my wagon!

Strawberry Picking with Carrie and Ryanne

I love freshly picked strawberries!

ONE YEAR

Walking and Clapping, a typical pastime:)

11 1/2 months at the best place on earth- The Beach

May 11 - We spent Kelsey's actual bday at the Magic House after lunch with Daddy :)

Kelsey's party- clapping after Happy Birthday song

Posing for a pic with Mommy and Daddy when she's clearly done

Happy Girl after her birthday party with friends

Bubbie and Aunt Becky traveled to be here for Kelsey's party. THANK YOU!


Loving my balloons

We can't believe Kelsey is ONE YEAR OLD! It's been a whirlwind of fun! Kelsey is walking all over the place, sometimes so fast I can't get ahead of her to keep her out of too much trouble. She loves playing in cabinets, chasing Mocha and Bella around, playing with her friends, reading books and making music by shaking, banging or dropping! She's saying so many new words and has especially grown in her sign repertoire. She signs please, thank you, my turn, milk, eat, water and more. She's following 1-2 step directions easily and pretends to go " nite nite" by tilting her head to the side. It's amazing watching how interactive she is with other kids and us and yet still we're so lucky that she's content enough to explore and play on her own as well. Her stats at her 12 month check up were 16 lbs 14.5 oz which has her fallen off the growth chart. This prompted our pediatrician to order some bloodwork which all came back fine. Kelsey now loves yogurt, cheese and with some additions (ice cream and banana) we're working on whole milk and are confident that our petite girl is going to gain weight faster. Minus her size, the pediatrician had great things to say even telling us that developmentally she's doing a lot of 15 month old skills. That's our girl!! We are so delighted with all that she's doing and even have to chuckle at her budding stubborn, funny personality. We are very much looking forward to the next year and watching the love of our lives grow! Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!