Almost 1!

Hello again! Hope everyone is enjoying the summer- if you can stand the heat!

We are well- enjoying having Kevin home for a week. It's been nice to have an extra body here to help with our rather independant child! Laura is almost a year old (can you believe it?) so she has decided that she wants to do everything her way. Her newest display of independence includes not wanting to sit in her high chair and throwing food and utencils on the ground at supper time. She looks right at me when she does it, daring me to say something! Oh boy...

On a lighter note, Laura has taken her first steps! She walked on July 5th, but has been quite stubborn since then and refuses to do it again! For a while, she wouldn't even walk holding on to our hands, but she has started that up again. I'd love to see her walking before I go back to school in August. She loves the pool, though that took a little while. We went swimming with some friends today, and she splashed and kicked for a long time in my arms.

I should have some new pictures up soon as we are getting her 1 year portraits done Thursday
(my birthday!). Hope to see you soon!