New Friends and New Moves

Last night was a night of impromptu fun. We had some brews to finish from our party last weekend, so we invited some people over for kid-friendly fun. We were fortunate to have three new parent couples join us and two of them brought their adorable little ones!

Here's Jay with Quinn's new friend Jackson Gregg. He's just over three weeks old and is just precious. He's got stylin' hair and looks that let us know he's going to be a heartbreaker. (Just as long as it's not Quinn's!)

Little seven-week old Alivia Grefe also joined the party! This adorable little girl is already full of personality and we know she & Quinn will be the best of friends (and DG legacies!). Here she is hanging under the activity gym. Can't tell if she looks like her mom or dad, but either way, she's super cute!

Annabel Koopmans was bonding with her grandparents, so she couldn't make the soiree. But luckily we got her adorable birth announcement to hang on the fridge!

And what about Miss Quinn Marie?

Well, she's decided that sitting isn't enough for her, so now she's working on crawling! Here's a clip of her progress.

I'm not sure if we're ready for her to be scootin' all around the house, but either way, it's exciting watching her try!

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!