Have you seen my little boy?

Landon's soccer team - team BLUE.
Can you see Landon? Yes, he has the Shults gene...

I'm not sure when it happened...but it seems that "suddenly" we have a big boy living with us and I'm not talking about Brad or Tom! Landon just took off developmentally this spring and summer.

It started this spring with him skiing down our little hill and then climbing up a side hill using a rope. Now that we don't have snow - we are seeing his abilities come out on the playground - he jumps off everything and can actually DO the monkey bars. Last week at summer camp, he decided that he really could hold his breath, dive under water, open his eyes, and retrieve things. All spring he's been practicing his cannon balls and diving off the side of the pool. Two nights ago, he asked me to take off his bike training wheels as he was ready to ride his bike. And, so he did!

Ready to ride!

Learning how to get started...

Dad takes a turn at being a clown.

And, here's a movie of him learning to ride.

Despite all these developments, he's still is a little boy - especially late in the evening after all that activity and I hear the "whine" of one tired little big man needing an extra hug before falling asleep.