Things have been as crazy as usual around here. Last weekend we took a family trip up to Whistler as Jon had a volleyball tournament. The time in Whistler was nice, the drive there/back...not so much. Kira tends to get carsick, and that definitely happened multiple times both there and back. Otherwise, we had a great time up there. Kira loved playing in the outdoors and in the pool with Daddy. Kai enjoyed having so many other kids around, exploring the new digs, and all the attention he received from everyone else.

This weekend we had 3 birthday parties to attend, on top of the usual gymnastics and swimming. Needless to say, the kids are completely exhausted, I'm about 10 pounds heavier thanks to the birthday cake (willpower is not a word in my vocabulary), and I think that Jon is looking forward to his upcoming work vacation just so he can have a few moments of peace and quiet.

Kai turned 7 months old. He is weighing in at about 17 pounds now, not too big, but not too small. He continues to amaze me with his rapid progression. He figured out how to pull himself up to a standing position in the bathtub on Wednesday, by Thursday he was standing using his toy, Friday it was his crib, and yesterday it was our table. He is a climbing machine and just loves to stand.

Kira is learning how to read now. She is incredibly smart (in my non-biased opinion). Grandma Rose has taught her a few words, and she has soaked them right in. She can read about 5 - 6 words now. Her counting has improved as well, she can count up to 29, but she prefers to stop at 20. Hee. 

We are slowly introducing new foods into her diet, it's the "eat what's on your plate or don't eat at all" lesson. She struggles for the first bit, but for the most part has surprised me with her willingness to try new things. The other day I put a new food in front of her and she tore into it without any fuss at all. She even tried 2 different cupcakes this weekend (she HATES most sweet things, the complete opposite of me). I'm cautiously optimistic, hopefully this new daredevil eater will remain and soon the fussy eating days will be over. 

Here is Kai, huge smiles after he figured out how to climb up in his crib. He's now a climbing machine. Oh boy.

Checking out the camera

Kira getting ready to go swimming with her Daddy, check out the Dora swimsuit. 

She got this little floaty toy from a friends birthday party, and she insisted on wearing it like that to the pool. Note the boots to complete the outfit. Yes, she dressed herself, and no, she didn't want to wear pants over top of her suit while in the car, thank you very much.

Exhausted after an action-packed weekend.