Reading is Fun!

We read Quinn lots of books. Some board books, some story books and at least half a dozen books a day. So far Quinn seems to really enjoy the stories we tell her and the fun pictures on the pages. But there's one book that stands above the rest that elicits smiles and squeals at every reading. It's an intricate story-line about the commonalities of rainforest animals and the human race. Intense stuff, I'm tellin' ya.

Rock Chalk Baby

Today was the first KU game Quinn has been able to watch. (The others that have been televised so far have been past her bedtime!) So she was so excited to get decked out in her KU dress to cheer on her favorite team!

Check out these adorable Jayhawk bloomers!

Here she is waiting patiently for the game to start.

Rock Chalk everyone!

Ride 'em Cowgirl

We're very lucky that Millie does well with Quinn. One, because it makes things a whole lot easier in the casa and two, well, I'll let these pictures speak for themselves:

Yes, that's Quinn Marie sitting on Mildred. And surprisingly it doesn't seem that Millie minds. Ah, they're the best of friends!

And the results are in...

Quinn's photoshoot was a success!

I'm slightly obsessed with these pics. It's so tough to narrow down, but here are just a few of my faves.

Check out facebook to see a few more!

Quinn is 6 months old!

Yesterday our sweet little girl turned six months and it's amazing how much has changed in half a year!

This month Quinn has really been developing. Her fine motor skills are rockin' and she's so good at sitting and really wants to crawl. She gets kind of serious in a large crowd, just trying to take things in, but she loves to ham it up at home. Her favorite game is peekaboo and of course, she still loves that Millie!

We've said it before and we'll say it again, we're so blessed to have this beautiful little girl in our lives. We love her so much!

And without further ado, here's this month's bunny picture:

Food Glorious Food!

It was a monumental day in the Syverson house: Miss Quinn Marie Syverson ate her first "solid" food. Tomorrow is her sixth month birthday, so we tried out rice cereal today so Papa Dave and GG could join in the fun. The verdict? She likes it!

Here she is hanging in her highchair and using the tray for the first time.

The first bite from Daddy. Notice the death-grip on that spoon?

A messy face is a sure sign of success!

Already feeding herself!

Here Comes Santa Claus

Last night was our annual Christmas party, so we were all decked out in the Christmas spirit. Quinn has met Santa Claus down in Topeka (and we're anxiously awaiting those photos!), but the Santa from last night was even better because it was Daddy! We're lucky that Q isn't scared of the big bearded guy (someone must have tipped her off to the whole present thing), so we had lots of fun showing her off with Santa.

And while Quinn might look a lot like her daddy, she does have a few traits of mom's. For better or for worse, one of those traits is not wanting to miss out on the action. And with the visit from Papa & GG, all the party preparations and then everyone at the house, Quinn only had a ONE hour nap all day yesterday. Want proof that our little girl was sleepy? Check out these rosy cheeks:

(Oh and yes, that is our little munchkin sitting all by herself! woo hoo!)