"I'll do anything for the remote"

Sierra stands on her own!

Climbing, Standing, Reading... well, someday...

Sierra crawled over to the stairs in her room yesterday and tried to climb up them (unsuccessfully). But she managed to quasi-stand with the help of the steps, and then plopped down in sitting position. This technically makes it the first time she sat by herself!

Afterwards, she crawled over to her dresser and yanked out a bunch of board books (Thanks, Miguel, for the gifts!)... Maybe she'll be a reader one day... but for now, she seems to enjoy the taste of cardboard and plastic!

"BaBa"s and "A-Bah"s!

Sierra was practicing her future talking skills today. She would always stop when we got the camera ready to tape her. However, we found the perfect opportunity when she was happily vocalizing in the car:

I'll work on getting some better videos. It's so cute watching her mouth and tongue move...

Happy 4th from 4S!

Our community had its inaugural 4th of July Fireworks Celebration this year. The most exciting part was that they were launched from the elementary school 2 blocks from our home! Dave, Sierra, Coco, and I chilled out on our balcony (first time we really used it since we moved in), ate dinner, and enjoyed the show...

Coco barked a lot. Sierra watched with intensity.

When Sierra is happy...

Arms and legs go flying!

Sierra Meets Maddie!

We stopped by Chris and Charlene's place to visit little Collin! It was great to finally meet them and we look forward to the 2 little ones playing together in the future...

Sierra was exploring the living room and crawled into Maddie. Here is a clip of their first encounter:

"mmmm, fingers taste good!"