walking 61/365

Today was divine. It was sunny and warm and beautiful. We sat on a blanket in the front yard while William read to us for a while. Then we decided to go for a walk.
We walked about a two miles down the road from our house and then back. Our dog, Yogi, came with us. About a mile from our house we met one of the neighbor's dogs who decided to join us on our walk too. 

The Healing Comfort of Friends 33/365

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Today was the first day that our Baby Girl did more walking than she did Crawling. She walked all over the house completely by her self and she really seemed to enjoy her new freedom.

She squealed with excitement when she realized she could actually chase the cat.

She's growing up so fast and her hair is getting so long.

 She's also growing into such a lovely little girl. She loves putting bows in her hair and having every one tell her she's a pretty girl. Tonight after dinner she came our of the bed room wearing this lovely bow and wore it all evening. If it came off she asked for it to be back on and she loved admiring her self in  the mirror. Of course we all told her she was a pretty baby. Because she is.

Today the weather was cold but clear. I got to see something I'd seen picture of on Flickr but never seen in person before. I got to see the ice cycles on a bush melted and then frozen again over the leaves of the bush. In the bright sun it was so beautiful. I had to take picture of it.

 Along with my "a post a day" New Year's resolution I've also been doing a Flickr 365 project. I try to take an interesting picture each day and I post it to Flickr. Some times I post the picture here too. Mostly it helps me get out of the house and I'm hoping it helps my photography improve. 

Today's pictures turned out surprisingly well so I thought I'd post it here.

This shot is "Straight Off Camera", meaning that  I didn't crop it or touch it up at all. 

This is just how it came out. I'm quite pleased.

It reminds me of winter diamonds.

Baby Steps 20/365

On Saturday night after spending all day outside Baby Girl did something amazing after bath.  She walked across the room all by her self. completely unassisted!

Our baby is a walker now. I guess I finally have to admit she's a toddler.
Here's a picture of her on Sunday morning walking to William. She's very proud of her new skill.

To celebrate Bonita's first day of walking we took her to Target after church and let you pick out first pair of shoes. Baby's first shoe shopping!

Bonita Rose has always had an aversion to shoes. We've been able to get her to wear Ugg type slippers but only if we tell her she can go outside. She wears them to keep her feet warm but as soon as she's in the house she wants them off.

I think it's the feeling of her feet being confined that she doesn't  like. She tends to use her toes and feet as extensions of her hands. feeling and touching things with them before she picks things up. For that reason, I wanted to get her something flexible but that would still protect her feet when walking around out side.

We ended up with these adorable shoes that are basically socks with heavy duty rubber grips on the bottom. They are flexible and keep her feet from getting wet and they help her not slip when she's walking. They are called SkidDERS.

But the best part? Bonita Rose loves them!

She will even wear them in the house. She's so proud to have her own shoes.

Here's a couple pictures of her doing the sign for shoes.