Hello again from Newport! The boys had a visit from the Idaho cousins - left to right: Kobe, McKay (of course), Lexie, Kip (in arms), Kortland (holding Kip), and Carter.
On a trip to the aquarium during the visit. This was the only picture where somebody wasn't blurry from moving too fast - these kids are active!
Here are some posed pictures of our little guys. McKay is so photogenic! There were others that will probably end up in Grandma Carter's frame, but I love this one of McKay. He's happy and playful, with just a little bit of mischief, and McKay with no mischief is no McKay at all!
Carter is also extremely good-looking (it's in his genes!) but he has trouble sitting for pictures. McKay had 4 shots, all with big smiles. Carter had a dozen but he's faking smiles in these three, blinking in those two, using his hand to spread his mouth into a smile in that one... you get the idea.
For any who are technically challenged, below is a video. Click the play button at the bottom of the picture. It's a rhyme that Carter learned from his Aunt Sherene. I had to be sneaky when I shot this video - I held the camera in my hand down low and told him I was going to take a picture of him later. But you can tell from his eyes that he knew it was there. McKay froze up if it pointed his way, so that's why it's a solo. If you listen carefully you can hear McKay providing back-up at his favorite parts.
Here's the closed captioning:
"Four little monkeys swinging in the tree, teasing Mr. Alligator, 'You can't catch me, you can't catch me!' Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be... SNAPPED that monkey out of that tree!"
