Winter in Seattle..and Kat's First Steps

Kat finally took her first steps today!! She's taken to screaming while standing on her own, she's so excited. But a few times today, we got her to walk from one of us to the other. She did great and will probably be running tomorrow..... Good thing, her physical therapy appointment of last week was cancelled when the school district was closed (though we never had snow that day). Our schools have now had 4 snow days, so far. Lucky kids who will have lots to make up for.

Kat, giving Boo the empty pop bottle. It's his (self-proclaimed) job to remove the lids from all bottles. So she hands them to him. And then tries to help him, which forces him to move all over the room to try to get away from her and her "assistance".

This is what winter should look like. Of course there are thousands of people stuck at the airport (and likely those all over the country, as winter has announced its presence with authority), the bus station, the train station. SO GLAD to not be traveling this year. Staying home and warm sounds so much more fun than sleeping in airports, etc.

Dan, Kat, Bob and the sled team.

Heidi and the team. I actually have walked both dogs in the snow, with the stroller (and Kat) by myself. It is way less fun than it appears.

Kat enjoyed the outing, she was having a great time--at least until some unnamed four-legged critter took her rice cake out of her barely-functional mittened hands. Then there was crying. That shortened the walk.

Dan had Kat and I had the boys. Though they did assist with the stroller on the uphill segments.

Ahhhh winter........ We're loving the 4WD vehicles- this dude might have liked one, too.

Our house in snow. No branches down, so far.

The boys at the dogpark in fresh snow- they have waited THREE YEARS for winter to arrive! They were so excited to be romping in the snow at long last.

Love Boo's ears.


The river at the dogpark, in snow.

This is what happens when roads/cities are shut down for a few days.....I was driving down a closed road (wasn't closed where I came in) and I encountered these two characters running down the road like they owned the place.