Things have been a bit hectic around here lately. Jon has been off traveling for work, he was in LA and London last week, plus my kidney stone was finally removed (yay!) and the kids and I went to visit my Dad on the Island. 

These events didn't seem to affect the kids at all, and both of them had a blast on the Island. Kai was showered in non-stop attention from Grandma and Grandpa, and Kira was treated to tons of time on the beach, riding her bike, and petting a donkey and horse. Here are a couple of pictures...

walking with Grandpa

Out for a bike ride

Throwing shells into the ocean

Here is another fun picture of the outfit Kira put together last week, she kills me with her independence. Note that the socks don't match, perhaps she's been spending too much time with her friend Aubrey?

The picture of Kai was taken by Kira, you can see her finger in the shot. She loves to take pictures all by herself. 

Kai has figured out how to move himself to get to his toys. He hasn't figured out how to crawl after me when I leave the room, but he is definitely getting close. Last week he'd struggle to move one or two strides (?) to get his toys, and now he is able to easily move more than 5. He will yell and whine for a bit, but then he'll move himself forward and grab the toy. He's also discovered that standing is awesome. He can hold himself up for a few seconds at a time, but loves when someone holds him up so he can stand and play with toys that Kira would play with. I'm afraid that he'll be walking before I go back to work! (He will be only 9.5 months when I go back to work.) It is exciting to see him grow and a relief to see that Kira hasn't grown tired of him yet and still loves to play with him and share her toys. I know that won't last forever, so we will enjoy it while we can!