Caol’s Kai follows in dad’s bonnie baby winning ways
He might only be 15 months old, but Kai Duncan Laverty of Caol is already a star performer in front of the camera.
His photograph raked in almost 800 votes in the Lochaber Times’ Bonnie Baby competition, meaning parents Kenny and Linda Laverty picked up the winners cheque for £500.
And when Linda and young Kai popped into our office in Fort William High Street on Thursday to collect their cheque, Kai showed himself a natural performer for our photographer.
Kai’s delighted parents live in Fern Court, Caol, and have four other children – Kai’s older brothers Connor, Kyle and Aaron plus big sister Shannon.
Linda, who works at the Moorings Hotel, Banavie, says Kai never stops.
‘He’s a very happy wee boy, full of beans and always on the go. He’s very popular with everyone and we’re ecstatic he won.’ Lochaber Times editor Susan Windram was delighted with the response to the competition from readers.
‘It was tremendously popular with our readers, with more than 150 wonderful photographs entered from across the Lochaber Times and Oban Times circulation areas.’
And it emerged the family is no stranger to bonnie baby competitions as dad Kenny also took a top prize when he was a toddler.