The blog posts are slowing down.  Although it doesn't seem like Callie is changing as quickly, we are continuing to enjoy her company just as much.  She is getting to big and really starting to look more like a little girl and less like a baby.  We had a fun Cinco de Mayo party for her first birthday!  We enjoyed lots of Mexican food and good company.  I absolutely loved watching Callie's face while everyone sang Happy Birthday to her and I hope you do too!

And then of course there was the cake eating!  To keep with the Mexican theme of her party, Callie had a strawberry margarita cupcake for her birthday cake.  She eats like a very sophisticated lady.  We really appreciate her manners but were pretty surprised that she wasn't more eager to indulge in the first dessert of her life!

Our Little Walker

It has been a while since I have had a milestone to post.  On April 4th, Callie took her first steps on her own.  Tonight we were finally able to capture her little steps on video.  It is so much fun to see her do something new and she loves the applause that she gets for her new achievements!

Snow Day!

Swinging in the snow!

Going for a sleigh ride!

As many of you probably heard (or experienced) Denver had quite the snow storm this week!  Fortunately, Kenny got the day off work and we were able to go to the park with Callie's friend Emma and play a little bit.  The girls didn't enjoy the snow activities as much as we thought.

Working on walking

Every night when Kenny comes home, Callie will hold up her hands at him because she knows that he will  let her hang on to his fingers and walk around the house.  In an effort to relieve Kenny of this duty, I thought Callie might like a toy that she could use to walk around the house.  I haven't given her free reign yet because I would like to keep my walls in tact, but here is a video of Callie learning to walk on her own.

Callie works on her crawling

For a long time we have been saying "Callie is going to crawl any day."  Well, she has finally made a little more progress in the area of crawling.  She usually only moves if there is something (like a toy or milk) that she really wants.  She hasn't quite come to understand that she can actually take herself somewhere else in the house (which I am okay with for now:)

Callie Swings

One of Callie's new favorite things is going to the park and swinging on the swings.  Usually I will go running for a bit and then we can have some swinging time.  She especially likes to go with her friend Emma!  Here is a little video of what makes Callie's day a little brighter!

New Favorite Food

I enjoy seeing evidences of a true "Cinco de Mayo" baby in Callie Jean.  Her favorite meal (since being able to give her some solid foods from our plate) is Mexican!  Not only does she love sour cream and guacamole but her very favorite food is tortillas.  If she sees tortillas on the table she will squirm until she is handed one.  When she finally has one in her little hands, she tries to shove the entire thing into her mouth.  It is quite a site!  Of course, she doesn't know how to chew or swallow the tortilla yet but it sure is yummy to suck on!  Here is a picture of one of Callie's recent tortilla indulgences :)