Felicia was practicing walking holding one hand when she let go of Mommy’s hand and started walking on her own. And Felicia walked to Daddy. She walked about 10 steps. After she got to Daddy she gave him a big hug. Jocelyn piled right on! After that she walked from person to person about 8 times.

This blog was written by Jocelyn Marie Keller!

Jocelyn has put together an easy rhyme to clarify Felicia’s strengths and weaknesses. She’s a good climber, which means she is great on stairs. But she also climbs and stand on chairs, which isn’t so good. She also rocks them back-and-forth, even though they are not officially “rocking chairs.”

Pumbaa, of course, is the loveable (but apparently stinky) warthog in the Lion King, our perennial favorite movie. ‘She’ is Felicia (or more accurately, Felicia with a poopy diaper).

Actually, the really interesting thing about this quote from Jocelyn is that I’m pretty sure that she has no idea how Pumbaa really smells (or for that matter, I’m pretty sure that an animated warthog doesn’t actually stink). But watch the movies, and you’ll see numerous plants wilting as Pumbaa strolls past them, and you’ll even hear a few lyrics on the subject in Hakuna Matata. When pressed, the wilting foliage is what assured Jocelyn that Pumbaa really is stinky.

Our official “California Girl” seems to be embracing her home state. Her enjoyment of avocado is well-known, and she’s also developed quite an asparagus habit. Prepare some fresh asparagus, steamed and sliced into small pieces, and Felicia will clamor for it until it’s gone.

All around the family room, Grandpa chases Felicia. Then she goes behind the couch and Up Pops Felicia!!

Felicia and Jocelyn spent some time with us this weekend. Felicia loves to climb and loves to play on the grandchildren’s computer. It is positioned behind the couch and she knows every route to get there. There is also a chair there and the first thing she does is climb on the chair, standup, and peek over the top of couch with the biggest grin you have ever seen. The grin definitely says: “Look at me everyone! I am doing something I am not supposed to do, but I look cute doing it!” With a little help, from Grandpa, Jocelyn, and me, she finally sits down and works on the computer for a while. The keyboard is unplugged, but the mouse works. Not sure how, but she has renamed the icons on the desktop and created new untitled folders. She must have plans to be a mountain climber or a computer wizard!