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):
