Theo and his parents took a break from the dreary weather in the midwest and headed to the West Coast to visit the grandparents; a beach outing was a priority on their list of things-to-do.
Theo was King during his visit to the County of Oranges. But the good kind--a gracious king, if you will. And his subjects adored him.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Kate came to visit Theo and his parents at Thanksgiving. It had been a full year since he last saw them, so Theo had a lot of new tricks to show them. He even saved his first steps for their much anticipated visit:
Here's an unfinished post from about 6 months ago:
The boy's preference for walking (albeit with his parents' assistance) led many to believe that perhaps he would skip crawling all together. However, crawling provided a much-needed short cut to independence. Thus, without interrupting his walk-training, the young boy took up crawling. Here's his actual first real crawl (that is, on his knees and moving forward):
Typically, the first item of business on the boy's schedule is to make it known to his parents that he is hungry. But on his special day, young Theo wanted to first listen to music. The little family then headed downstairs for a birthday breakfast of berry pancakes and the opening of a few presents. Turns out the boy is not too fond of pancakes (yet), and the loud noise his new toy tractor made scared him to tears (but it's now his favorite toy). It's only fair to mention, however, that the previous late-night partying had caught up to him with a fever later in the day. He was very thankful for the many happy birthday wishes from so much of his family and friends.
