First Zoo trip of the season

Take me to the giraffes cousin Joy

I think the playground was Kellen's favorite part :)

Ty is super speedy on the slide

what's happening out there

Peek-a-boo with Caya

walking around the playground with Caya

taking a quick peek at the lions

Taking a closer look at the Rhino

Telling cousin Joy he wanted to go down the slide

solo cruiser, who needs momma

Whoa, that's a BIG tiger

Ty is checking out the otters

The weather was a smokin 78 degrees today. It was a perfect day to hit up the Madison zoo. My cousin's Joy was there with her son Ty and his class from school.

Communication Boom

Kellen is on a communication boom. All of a sudden he is whipping out new words and signs that we did not know he had in his bag of tricks. His new signs this week are banana, dog, and juice. He has begun using the phrase "what's this?" He points at everything with his cute little finger and asks "what's this?" On Monday night he unexpectedly stood in front of the refrigerator and said the word juice and did the correct sign. Once we gave him the juice he walked around the house with it like it was a coveted trophy. In the last few weeks he has added these words to his increasing list; Papa, baa (for sheep), meow (for cat) and others that I am forgetting right now. Kellen is also following some simple directions. Ex: "give the toy to Charlie" or "give daddy a kiss goodnight." This stage of development is AWESOME!!!!!

MOTHER'S DAY

Kellen was waiting for brunch, good thing there was a wrap around porch to play on :)

My mom, my Grandma Jeane, Kellen and Me :) I feel like this is a picture I will look back on later in life and smile really BIG.

walking to the car with Grandma

running laps with Uncle Dann

Kellen with his Great Grandma Jeane and Grandma

Kellen was checking out Grandma Jeane's new kicks. I think he liked them :)

Looking at Grandma Jeane's tulips, so pretty.

Kellen has a new favorite activity, speed walking uo and down the sidewalk. Here he is mid workout with Grandma's Mother's Day balloon.

Swinging with Momma :)

High Five

I had a FANTASTIC Mother's Day!!!! Austin was on-call on Sunday so he and Kellen took me out for dinner on Saturday night after church. It was a great early Mother's Day treat to not make dinner :) On Sunday, Kellen and I were fortunate enough to spend the day with my own Mom and Grandma Jeane. It was perfect. I took many time-outs that day to reflect on how blessed I am to be Kellen's momma. He is the perfect gift that keeps on giving :)