Kennon's new trick!!

Standing all on my own!! 

Look at me, I"m a big boy.

Big sis, getting' in on the camera action...showing HER moves off

Happy boy, with a full belly and food in my hair....time for a bath!

Like me new hair do??

So I realized when I published the last post that I actually forgot to upload the video of Maddox reading the book Little Blue Truck. Silly me.  Today I managed to get a couple pics and some video of Kennon doing his new trick.  He is my little balancing boy!!  He has, just in the last few days, gotten extremely interested in standing without holding onto anything and he thinks it is absolutely fantastic.  He has actually figured out that keeping his feet further apart allows him to stand longer and more steadily.  Tonight he was hilarious.  He decided that he would stand up and then reach down to pick up part of Maddox's blanket and shake it. I tried sitting right in front of him doing his new trick, reaching out to him, trying to encourage him to take a step. He raised up on his toes like he wanted to go forward but then fell back down.  So for now we'll just be happy to see him stand up.  I don't think Maddox really ever did that.  She PULLED herself up at the couch or the chair and then walked from there.  Kennon is starting from ground zero, just standing right up.  He is really good at getting his feet under him from a seated position.  You can tell by the look on his face he is concentrating really hard to stay upright!!  Today we took Kennon to the mall to get his 1 year photos.  It is always fun to see which one of us is more tired when we leave the studio. We managed to get a few good ones. Keep an eye on your mailbox for some copies.  Eric spent the majority of his Father's Day weekend volunteering at the Quad City Triathlon. He even spent the night at West Lake on Friday night as he had to be getting things organized for the start of the 7AM race at 4AM Saturday!!  Way to go Eric. The race went off without a hitch.  It is definitely tough work behind the scenes of a triathlon. Actually it has made both Eric and I more aware of the hours of work and dedication that occur before the first participant hits the water. Maybe by this time next year I'll be back into triathlon shape....maybe.... Back to relaxin' and finishing up the US Open.