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Mabel had a great day on Friday with her friends Nora and Jack. Nora is Brooke's five-month-old daughter and Jack is Erin's 14-month-old son. We went to the Milwaukee County Zoo and the Cheesecake Factory and lived to tell about it. The babies all had a great time and the moms agreed we need to do it again very soon, but perhaps later in the evening. And perhaps at a more adult setting. And perhaps with babysitters.

Mabel has been cranking out some new words. She has a word for diaper that sounds something like "ada" and she likes to say "gat" very loud and chase Isabel around the house (see video).

By the way, be sure to check out the "Mia" link on the side to see some recent posts that feature pics of Mabel with her friend Mia. I forgot my camera at both events.

Back from Vacation

We're finally back from our three weeks out of town. After a little over a week in WI, we flew out east for a family road trip.

We put over 1600 miles on the rental car, stayed in about 8 or 9 hotels, each received about ten bug bites, and walked for miles, including Mabel! She really mastered her walking while on the trip. Her favorite part of every day was checking into the hotel and walking around the room.

For the most part, she was great during the trip, but she eventually did tire of being moved between the car seat and stroller. She was definitely glad to get back to her toys and her cat in Chicago.

A highlight of the trip was our visit to Nathan's Aunt Kerry and Uncle Bill. (That's Kerry in the bottom picture.) They live in Newport, VT. We were able to see their beautiful home and get a peek at Bill's sailboat in the harbor. It was a great visit and we hope to see them again soon.

Walking Update

Mabel has made ALOT of progress on her walking today.  Thought I'd put up a quick video.

She also had a perfect Fourth of July.  She enjoyed playing with Uncle Darren, Aunt Jill, Sam, & Abby.  We went on walks, boat rides, saw a parade, shot off fireworks and all kinds of other fun stuff.

Just one other comment on the photo of Mabel in the red outfit.  This outfit definitely qualifies as "vintage" - It was mama's when she was a baby.