What a difference a year makes!

The Little Things

Kevin has been incredibly cute today, he was very content while I tried on jeans, and voted today. But the cutest thing was this afternoon. We have this tupperware container that holds little crackers or cookies. And when Kevin wants one, he grabs the container and hands it to you. Well today when he handed it to me, I asked him to say please (we are trying to work on him talking), and he just looked at me, so again I said "can you say please?" and he stuck his lower lip out in a bit of a pout, and just looked at me and pointed/poked at the container. You probably had to be here to understand just how cute it was. But it was cute, and it was his first time pointing at something he wants.

A Sad Day

Today is a sad day in our household. Our beloved Kit cat went on one of his excursions and wandered into the wrong yard. We got a phone call early this morning saying he was gone.

Kit came home with me in 2000 just after I graduated from college. I found him at this little animal shelter that was over crowded with cats. He was in this little room with about 10 other cats. I was peeking in to check everyone out when I felt a nudge on the side of my head, it was Kit. He was standing in a window sill so he could look out. I knew right away he was the cat for me.

We have had a lot of fun through the years. He loved a good game of chase with the laser pointer, his little rabbit fur mice, and a good scratch on his cheeks. Together we survived over 3 days in the car driving from NY to TX and he was a wonderful copilot the entire way. He kept me company in San Angelo and survived an all girls residence hall at TX State. And he lovingly welcomed Steve and Kevin into our family.

This past weekend he was great and let Kevin play with him, and by play I mean pull his hair and try to eat his ears. He was a wonderful cat and will be missed.

11 Wonderful Months!

Kevin officially turns 11 months old today. Our little man is growing so quickly! He is now walking with no problems and can even run a little bit. He loves it when I "chase" him around the living room and start tickling him. He is also getting quick at trying to get out of the baby gates, you really have to slide in and out to prevent him from escaping. And if he does escape he heads straight for the cat's food. He also enjoys standing at the gate into the kitchen and shaking it. It sounds alot like an inmate trying to get out of jail. So we joke about who is in jail, him or us?

He is also getting really vocal now. He just starts making the silliest sounds, and even laughs at himself sometimes. There have also been a few times that after we say something he mimics it, and he gets so close that we almost think he is talking. Like yesterday I asked him if he was hungry and he looked at me and said something like "ungry", he wouldn't repeat it, so I'm sure he wasn't "talking" just making sounds. But who knows maybe his first word will come any day now.

Pumpkin Patch

We took Kevin to a pumpkin patch today and got some really great photos. He had a lot of fun walking and crawling around the pumpkins. He also had a fondness of gourds (probably because he could fit them in his mouth). He also met another little boy almost his age. His family was really sweet and let Kevin "push" their wagon. You can find some of the photos in the slideshow but all of them are in Steve's Flickr account.

Watch out! Kevin's on the move.