Much to be thankful for

Piper has been hanging out on the stairs these days.

She hangs on the side...

Makes her new face that makes her look like an old woman who doesn't have her teeth in...

And grabs at Daddy's photography books.

Then the day before Thanksgiving...

I came around the corner to find her up past the first step.

Josh and I had just been talking about gates 20 minutes before. I think she heard us.

We stayed with her for three more steps.

Oh yes, she's growling these days too.

But we got nervous and scooped her up.

So far she's back to hanging at the first step. But the smart little thing has figured out how to get off the step too. So no whining on the step or the windowsill for help down...

she's got it covered.

"Helping" in the kitchen

So the face she's making,

I started it.

See, when she does something fun I do the "animated surprised face"

Well, she started doing it back.

These days she does it constantly and if I do it back at her she squeals with delight.

The other night I was giving her raspberries on her tummy.

Just too darn temping after a tub I tell ya.

The very next morning she grabbed my arm and did them perfectly on me.

Nothing gets past this one.

So we may be wicked busy, but we're having a lot of fun!