Milla's Walking!

She's pretty proud her herself and her new found freedom!

So I started to write this post 24 days ago . . . since then Milla is full force on the walking! Not to be overlooked, she has even started to join in on the chasing round-and-round the kitchen game that we play with Anja all the time. She'll be running in no time!

One of Milla's favorite ways to rile up her parents---climbing up onto Anja's chair!

A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks---besides the walking, Milla is also talking a lot more (mama! papa! this! cheese!) and more deliberate about her actions: stacking blocks, helping take off her shirts and jackets, pushing things away if she doesn't want them, and so much more. It is so fun to watch her "expand her box" each day.

We've also been very busy as a family . . . I took my first trip away from the girls to Chicago for a swimming clinic, turned 31 (!), and Erik traveled to Ghana for a week, where he worked to implement a pilot education program. Anja has been delighting in playing outside with gobs of neighborhood friends and attending dance class (when she feels like it). We are looking forward to settling down a bit before the end of school!

Anja made her very own "Dinosaur Train" on a rainy day a couple of weeks ago.