First Step Alone!!!

Landon has been walking holding onto things for a while now. He will even walk holding your hand (when he wants to). We have been trying to make him brave enough to let go and stand but he is always way too afraid. As soon as you let go of him, he drops straight to the floor. Well yesterday he finally braved it out. Aunt Trina was holding him upright and he was playing with daddy. He wanted his grandpa so bad. Aunt Trina just let go of his little shirt and he took a step. Only one, but at least he did it. I guess we all made a whooping sound because he immediately sat down and looked at all of us like, "what happened?". Maybe we freaked him out a bit. He did at least try again that afternoon. That is hopeful. I wish he would completely be walking on his own before he turns 1. I know that is a long shot but I am hoping that because he started walking holding onto things so early, maybe he would start to walk soon. I guess I can always be hopeful.

Pictures from Carowinds

The kids with Spongebob and Dora. - Anthony running away. These are the only pics I have of him with a character.

Ashleigh on the Swings.

It was so hot even Landon couldn't resist a cool drink.

Carowinds

We are just getting back into town from our vacation to Carowinds. It is an amusement park and water park on the South Carolina and North Carolina border. We left Tuesday night and came back last night. It was a lot further away than I thought it would be. I think it took us right at 11.5-12 hours each wayafter all of the stops and traffic. Once we got there, we checked into the hotel and then brought the kids to Carowinds. We only had about half of a day left, so we didn't pull out the swimsuits for this day. We let them get some rides in before the park closed. Hailey was all about trying all of the different roller coasters while the smaller kids only wanted to play in the Nickelodeon section. We just kind of rode a few rides and then walked around the park to see what all they had to do. The second day however, we wore bathing suits and started our day in the water park. We rode water slides and the kids had a ball playing in the pools and fountains. Towards the end of the day, we packed up the water stuff and headed over to ride some rides. By the time the park closed, the kids were exhausted and ready to go. The next day we decided just to do rides. It was so hot, it was almost miserable. The kids rode all day and loved it. This day we let Hailey take turns taking all of us to do whichever roller coasters she wanted to do while we stayed with the others to ride whatever they wanted. Our last day we split half between water and half of amusement. Overall, the kids had a ball on this trip. This park was great because there were hardly any lines for anything or any crowds. The kids could run around and play. We will definitely try this place again some day. Maybe when it is a little cooler.

(I will post pics on the next entry because I have a ton of them)