Mimi on the move

Life is about to seriously change for Clint and me . . . Mimi is a crawler and climber! She is easily pulling up on everything and wakes us up by standing in her crib and squealing at us. She began CRAWLING on Saturday morning on our new favorite place, the front porch. She is so happy to be able to move around and get what she wants, but this has completely changed our lifestyle. Of course she never stays in her designated area (usually a rug or quilt if we are outside), and I have already caught her doing the following: trying to peel paint chips off the porch (probably lead paint), pulling up grass and eating it, digging in the bin in her room that contains scissors, and getting way too close to a very heavy, unstable fireplace cover. Yikes. I'll try to post a video of her signature crawl very soon. For now I just have this on of her on the porch swing being happy.

Mimi was so excited that her friend Hadley came over on Sunday afternoon. They had fun stealing each other's baby dolls and playing with Little People. Mimi tried her best to chase Hadley when she walked around but she's not a very fast crawler yet. Also, they loved holding hands and laughing at each other.

Every girl needs a pair of red shoes and Mimi is doing a fabulous job of showing hers off -- notice the popped toe!

Also, I noticed I never posted a photo of Mimi in her first Easter dress, so I thought this one would sum up some of the afternoon. Mimi had a sad, sad Easter trying to cut her teeth. Notice how concerned her sweet cousins JR and Olivia are :(. Of course I still took tons of photos because I think she's cute even when she cries.