knock-knock

Last night we got home and were greeted by

Emma and Scott

who were

excited

to see Sweet P walking!

That's right, first steps

at 11 months!

Emma walked at 7 1/2 months.

Charlee and Remi at 8.

But none of us around here

wanted Parker to

grow up

so fast.

No one really

encouraged walking.

But yesterday she did it!

On her own.

(with Charlee's help ;))

Here's some video:

(...loves her Uncle Chris!)

So last night when we got home and the

walking excitement

subsided,

we were hanging out in the kitchen...

doing dishes...

nursing the crock pot...

shopping the pantry...

when we hear a light knock on the door.

"Is that the door?"

Scott says yes

and goes to answer it.

He opens the door and announces: "You gotta see this!"

We all ran to the door.

AVA!

Yes, the dog was at the door.

With all the

baby-walking-excitement

 she must have slipped out.

So she paw-ed the screen

to

knock-knock-knock

on the door.

I think she was mad.

She wouldn't look us in the eye.

And she pouted.

For a while.