Banana Boy!

Bananas are hands-down Kailer's favorite fruit and how appropriate since we've called him our "little monkey" since day 1. He truly loves to feed himself and there's nothing like a smooshy banana to make for a good snack!

Mommy holding the banana while Kailer attempts to shove it in his mouth. ;)

A mouth FULL of banana!

Silly 'lil monkey!

Making faces at the camera. He's such a ham!

I posted this picture because you can see the top two teeth that are coming in on the left side. As of last night, he's also cutting his front right tooth.

10 Months Old!

Ten months ago I started lying Kailer on the floor next to this little white teddy bear, as a way of measuring he big he has gotten with each passing month. Well, this months proved to be the most difficult of them all! I would lay Kailer down and before Dan could snap the picture, the little turkey was on his way to rolling over and "outta here"! We were able to get a few and finally I suggested that we just let him hold the bear while sitting, which did work out a little better - for ALL of us!!

"You better hurry Dad ..."

"....I'm outta here!"

Kailer at 10 months of age ... my how he has grown!

Because He Can ...

....don't know why he did this, several times the other day, but I guess it's because he can! I suppose it's one way to make sure you always have a spoon handy!?!

Robin Hood

Is it ever too early to start learning a skill or trade? In this house,we don't think that it is, which is why Kailer was given the opportunity to investigate Daddy's bow. In order to truly be "one with nature," we also stripped Kailer down to allow him to see what it was like to hunt before the invention of clothing. Okay, so maybe that's not quite the truth, he was enjoying his "naked time," but nonetheless he got to be a free-spirit with the captivating audience of his parents.

Testing the waters a little bit - grabbing for the bow, but looking at Dad to see if it's okay.
(By the way, I'm convinced that his little behind hasn't gotten any bigger since the day he was born!)

Kailer being Kailer - a comical little Robin hood!

New Post.

There is a new post, for today, underneath the one from Wed. of Kailer and the Chicks! I guess once I start one, I need to finish it before going on to a new one.

Kailer and the Chicks!!

Because the closest zoo is 160 miles away, I've used my creative mom skills to improvise for the lack of animal exposure that Kailer has gotten. We have our dog and he's seen a few cats, but not much else, so I've made an effort this week to expose him to a few more animals. First off, we went to PetSmart, where we were able to see cats, fish, birds, gerbils, hamsters, mice and Guinea pigs. Kailer thought that was pretty fun, but Mom outdid herself yesterday when she suggested that Kailer go to Murdoch's (a farm/ranch store) to see the baby chicks ... now that was a hit!! It was probably a good thing that they had signs up asking that the chicks not be touched, because Kailer's gentle "touch" (a.k.a. squeeze) may not have made the babies very happy. Nonetheless, it was still fun for the whole family!!

Kailer intensely watching the chicks

"What do you want Dad? Can't you see I'm busy here?"

Kailer thinking, "Hmm, maybe the Easter Bunny will bring me one of these?"

Cute little critters!

In addition to getting to see the chicks, Dad decided that it would be good for Kailer to have a camo hat to match his ... so, that's what he got! A little hat to keep his very blond head from getting burnt.

Standing in the cart out to the car ... he looks like such a big boy!

*Like father, like son!

*I should note that Kailer is not quite sure about the whole idea of wearing a baseball cap. I think seeing the bill has him too curious to keep it on.

Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words!

Big blue eyes .... looking innocent!

Still innocent, but perhaps looking for trouble?

Involved in a little game of Peek-A-Boo!

Innocence GONE ... orneriness PRESENT!

"Oh Gosh, I'm funny ... I crack myself up!"

"Dear God, please forgive me for playing in the dog's food, almost breaking the DVD player ... well...and anything else that I may do today that is naughty!"

"Oooh, that one's gonna hurt!"