Just growl and Graham immediately growls back and attacks his stuffed monkey...

It's early in the morning and we're already playing ATTACK OF THE MONKEY!!!

Dad loves building towers and Graham loves destroying them!

Dunk!

Grant and his mom (Heidi) are still poking their way through the raptor center, but Graham has more important things on his mind: FOOD!

Here are Graham and Grant at a farm/petting zoo. Unfortunately, my battery died before the really good shots... Just imagine Grahamy talking to all the animals!

Happy 11-months Sweet Grahamy! What an 11 months it has been!!!

Graham runs toward Dad's car and plants his face in the mud...

When we're home in the afternoon, it's our ritual to greet Dad as he returns from work. Graham refuses to let rain stop the ritual!

This is called "inhibitory control" because the kids go from being really wound up to sitting still (and listening to different instruments) for about 5 minutes. It is one of my favorite parts of Kindermusik!

Graham gets really excited during class!

This Kindermusik exercise soon turns into a music-fest when the kids take over!

Here's one happy little boy! He spent the afternoon walking around the house, talking to the birds, visiting the neighbor's dog and watching ants crawl on the sidewalk. It's so much fun to be 11-months old!

Graham loves his new independence!

Graham is fascinated by the backyard and wants to explore it even though it's rather uneven.

RUN!!!

Look at that silly face! He knows that he's caught hiding under the kitchen table with Mom's keys!

Playing with bubbles turns into chasing bubbles into the neighbor's bush...

And, here is Graham waving to Dad!

Dad just asked Graham, "Where's your tongue?"

Here's the future of the Mellon walk!

Graham no longer wants to be carried, carted, pushed or driven around. He wants to walk through the grocery store and, as this picture depicts, push his own stroller. We are going to spend the next few years chasing after this super-fast little boy!

Graham tolerates his sunglasses for about 10 minutes before he takes them off. He has his Mama's eyes, so he's going to have to get used to wearing them!

Graham loves being in the pool!

SPLASH!

Graham and Clara with the Dads...

My little "Puddle-Ducks"...

These are actually two separate shots... I kept trying to get a picture of Graham in his swim trunks, but he didn't want to cooperate... Graham still loves to walk, but now he has learned to RUN!!!

Graham and Dad sign up for swim class...

Graham is really confident around the house now...

Graham has his own cabinet in the kitchen and he loves "helping" with dinner!

At 9 1/2-months, he first took a step, and now it's a month later and Graham is officially walking across entire rooms by himself. It's amazing to watch!!!

Ganny and Gamps had to come view Graham's progress for themselves...

Here's Grahamy at Nana and Papa Jim's house...