Lulu is 8 months

8 months and crawling around like crazy!

She started forward army crawling on August 24, in the afternoon

On the morning of August 25 she started crawling.

By August 28 she was pulling herself up on things and starting to take steps.

As of today, September 9 she can walk if you hold her hands.

She can pull herself up on almost anything to a standing position.

She is starting to get onto her hands and feet in the middle of the floor.

This morning she took a step while in this tripod position.

WATCH OUT WORLD!

South Dakota Smores

What is camping without smores?!

Aunt Jaci helped out Millikins do the first smore.

The moment of truth.

Will Millikins taste something that is so delicious but messy?

NO! Uncle Jerry takes one for the team and eats it up.

He said it was his first smore; can you believe that!?

Millikins loved helping roast the marshmallows.

But, she never did try a full on smore.

She stuck with eating the 'raw' marshmallows.

Even Lulu got in on the action, give me some!

Check out that hand!

Getting a hand (wipe) from Uncle Jerry

It is very hard work getting the perfect marshmallow.

Dave and I ended up in a competition because I was able to make the golden brown outside with the inside all melted and gooey. Dave was also able to do this, but not every time. Hence the competition. He had to try and beat me; but I won! :D

Meeting Family in Butte

Visiting Aunt Katie

A photo of a photo of Dave's last visit with Aunt Katie; he's the middle child here.

Cousin Linda

Glenda, Linda, Larry, Dave, Aunt Katie

Who can resist tickling the baby's toes!?

I haven't met anyone yet.

Goodbyes are always hard.

Especially after an almost 2 week vacation on the road.

When you're three.

It was so great to meet this part of Dave's family.

Thanks for the great night of talking!

Mount Rushmore

Us girls have to be beautified before we go

Photo taken by our very own Millikins

Guys trying to readjust Lulu. Too funny to watch.

I agree Lulu, Daddy is just silly.

At the bottom of the stairs back up to the viewing deck we promised Millikins, and the rest of us, that we would get ice cream if we all made it to the top. (We did! And it was YUMMY!)

Catching a looky look.

And, catching a few Zzzzs

This one was another car shot as we drove down the highway.

Lulu Wakes Up

Or not!

Having Fun on our Way to South Dakota

Millikins didn't take too many naps on the way. But, she was so cute when she did.

Lulu on te other hand, she knew when Millikins went to sleep she could raid Millikins toy bag with no argument. Here she is taking Millikins new coloring book. She ended up getting caught by Millikins this time because she ended up chewing a corner off the cover.

Who keeps donkeys at a rest stop?!

Lulu getting her nature lesson in for the day

If you have ridden in the car with us in the last year you know that Millikins loves to point out cell phone towers, usually at the top of her lungs. So, we assumed we'd be hearing the call of, 'Cell Phone Tower!' all the way to South Dakota. Nope, we heard the call of, 'Horsey, are we taking that one home?' the whole way there instead.

We explained that a horse wouldn't fit in the car to Millikins but she came back at us that the horse didn't need to fit in the car because she would just ride it home. Then she switched to the 'we can just get a baby horse the' route. Does every girl go through the horse thing? I don't remember wanting a horse myself.

Anyway, back to our scheduled program. Here was the only cell tower that Millikins pointed out on the whole way to South Dakota; we did get a few more called out on the way home but not nearly as many as we saw.

Peek-a-boo...I see you!

I had to laugh that the hotels we stayed in had a see through band at eye level in the shower curtain. All I could think of was the movie psycho.

Lulu loves making this face.

We call it her Klingon face.

I know the anticipation is killer, but more is still coming.