Encore

Kelly insisted that the top of the piano be opened for better acoustics. She takes her music very seriously.

Child Prodigy

It did not surprise us when Kelly sat down at the Steinway and played Brahms' Lullaby.

Lovin' Grampa

Kelly enjoyed being held by grampa at the Cracker Barrel this morning.

Various Activities

Now that Kelly is six months old, she is getting stronger. She is adept at pushing herself up on her hands... I just know she'll be crawling soon! (Grandma: She is also adept at pushing herself up on her knees! She did her hands and knees simultaneously today.)



Here's the repose version:



She is also getting much better at sitting up on her own:



And of course I had to add in a gratuitous toy-eating shot. There are quite a few of this favorite activity ;):

Brunch with Daddy's Parents

Kelly was very cheerful for her Grandparents' visit on Saturday morning.

Friends on Bed II

Couldn't resist posting this blurry picture of Logan kissing Kelly.

Dinner Out with Mommy and Daddy

Kelly was a very good girl when we went out to dinner last Friday night. She was calm and happy in her carseat for the entire time!

Caught in the Act!

Kelly's Mom at 6 Months

Here is a rather blurry photo of Kelly's mom when she was 6 months old. (They just did not have very good cameras in those days.) We think the resemblance is diminishing....

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

Today Kelly is 6 months old! She is a very happy, smiley baby, but grandma has a hard time getting her to smile for the camera. Perhaps mommy and daddy can get some smiles later.

Friends on Bed

Too Pooped to Play

After tummy-crawling all over the place, Kelly seemed to collapse and just lay there sucking her thumb (a very unusual event). I guess she was too tired to put her whole hand in her mouth.

More cell phone practice...

Posted from email from my phone!

Cell Phone Photo Competition

Mommy and daddy got new cell phones on Monday. These are their first attempts at photography with them:
(Mommy's picture is on the top and daddy's picture is on the bottom.)

Swingin' Baby

Kelly is so tired, she just can't hold her head up.

Shopping Cart Fun

Today we tried putting Kelly in a shopping cart at the grocery store. She wasn't sure if she liked it at the beginning:

But she soon realized that she had a great view of both Mommy and Daddy to entertain her:

We will certainly be investing in our own shopping cart cover so this one can go back to Grandma :)

A New Chew Toy

"Now don't you look tasty!"
*Chomp*

Kelly is certainly getting more and more things into her mouth. Here you can see she finally mastered the foot in the mouth.

Yummy Table

The Happy Family

Red, white, and blue on the Fourth of July at grandma's (with Logan rushing in, afraid he will be left out... ).

New Toys

Kelly was getting a little bored with her existing toy selection so we invested in some large activity centers (one for home, one for grandma's house). After we put them together, Kelly tried them out:

The first one we assembled was the ExerSaucer. It has since moved to Grandma's house. As you can see, Kelly thinks it's interesting...and funny!

Logan thought it made her a little bit too far away for his tastes, so he tried to get a little closer:

We also got a Jumperoo. It will stay at our house so Kelly has something fun to play with at home too. She hasn't had time to master the jumping part yet, but she has explored the toys a little bit.

Sitting Up!

Now Kelly can sit on her own.... Well, sort of... ;) She is a bit hunched over. But, as you can see, she doesn't really mind.

Hey, That's My Ball!

Logan has been amazingly good about not eating Kelly's toys. Here you can see he was a bit jealous when she started playing with his toys. Fortunately, he waited patiently for her to finish playing with his favorite ball.