Yogur Face Painting

At almost 14 months old now, Brooke has definitely arrived at the "I want to do it myself!" and "I want want big people are eating!" stage. She's definitely got strong opinions about mealtime now, and the dinnertime decibel level has definitely reached a deafening din. But who couldn't love a yogurt-covered face like this?!

Brooke's other major accomplishment is that she is quite adept at climbing up & down stairs. We are seriously delighted to no longer have a gate between our kitchen and family room area (it has just 2-3 stairs). She can zip up the main stairs to the 2nd floor as soon as we get distracted, and does quite well scooting down them under our watchful eyes, but I'm confident the gate on these stairs will remain for the foreseeable future. The tile at the bottom doesn't make for soft, boo-boo-free landings!