Paper monster

This is what Jake calls Raya and it is pretty fitting.  This little girl is obsessed. OBSESSED. with paper.  She loves to rip it and eat it.  Yes, eat it.  And she's quick.  I'll take one piece out of her mouth and before I know it she's turned into Houdini and made another suddenly appear and she quickly eats that one too!  If Easton wants to play cards or do any of his school work he has to do it up high or the little paper monster will find him and tear it to shreds!  :)

I think she'll be taking her first steps in the next couple of weeks.  She loves to walk along furniture and pushes her walkers all over the place but has yet to try to take any by herself.  She knows she can move much quicker by crawling if she wants to get someplace... like to the tiniest piece of paper she's somehow spotted across the room.  ;)

She absolutely loves music too.  We have lots of dance parties at our house and she just LOVES them.  She puts her hands up in the air and bounces up and down.  It's pretty darn cute!

Jabber-box.  She loves to talk and growl - especially when she's getting her diaper changed she just talks up a storm.  Words we recognize:  Dada, Mama, Baba (bottle), bbbrrr (brother), wow.  She can also sign "more" and has been doing that lately when she wants more food.  She has 4 teeth.  One poked through while Jake and I were in Vegas.  So, the Grandparents got to experience the joys of Raya teething.  Poor girls has such a hard time with her teeth - especially at night time - which results in us not sleeping either, unfortunately.  I think she's working on another top front one now too.  Poor thing.

Cannot believe she's going to be 1 year in just a couple weeks.  Where oh where does the time go?  We're going to have so much fun this summer though - she loves playing outside and she should be up and walking by then (hopefully)!

Walking to the park. I love my days at home with these 2 monkeys! 

Weeeeee!!  So much joy in that face!

Dangerous

Dancing to music.  Won't let go of the phone because it's playing music.

Puzzle time.  She only likes to take them out.  Wants nothing to do with putting them back.

Cutie pie

Enjoying the beautiful weather

First time getting put down in grass.  She was terrified.  Thankfully she has overcomes this fear :)