FIRST STEPS!!!

Julia had taken a few random steps here and there, but nothing very real. But today, she took off! Ben & I were in the nursery at church this morning (and she was our only baby...) and she was taking a few steps, so we thought we'd try to take some pictures. And she kept walking, and walking over and over! She still only took about 5 steps at a time before falling over, but she's continuing to practice.

She's always very excited for herself when she's walking! And here she is falling...

The funny thing is, Chloe asked us a few days ago, "when Julia turns 1, then she'll be able to walk, right" and we told her "no, it'll be a little longer still..." But Chloe was right...she turned 1 yesterday, and then today, she's walking!

I also thought I'd post this picture just because it's cute. Julia grabbed one of the big kid's bowls after they left the table and was finishing up their strawberry shortcake for them.