These days Dakota is desperately trying to walk, pulling up on every she can wrap her little hands around — furniture, people, pets… She climbs the stairs at least 20 times a day and drags her toys around the house with her, usually between her teeth.

Nothing like a last minute decision to embark on yet another adventure right in our backyard. Last week Dakota and I joined her Aunt Eva and cousin Emily to spend the morning at Kinder Farm Park.

After spending a few days in New York, we stopped off in Philadelphia for a few days as we worked our way back home (in truth Dakota generally can’t do more than a couple hours in the car without getting upset so it made the drive home easier).