A few more....

Jim & Madeline's Visit

Jim & Madeline (Dan's cousin) were in town from Cleveland for a brief visit, which of course, included a baseball game (against the Yankees, and they got their butts kicked).

We hadn't seen them since the family reunion the summer before we left Buffalo. It was great to see them and they became two more members of the Kat fan club in no time.

They had no fun at all....
At breakfast today after she crawled under the table to see what was happening on their side.

At Kat's swim class today.

A few weeks ago at the park with Kat's favorite neighbors, Nicholas and Rodrigo,or as she says it, 'Drigo. She adores them and vice versa.

Guatemalan Adoption picnic & Darth Vader

Kat and I went to the Seattle Guatemalan Adoption picnic on Saturday. Dan really wanted to go, but he had 50 (big, corporate, international) tax returns to get out the door by tomorrow, so he couldn't join us. Apparently there was a company picnic next door and they had a clown who did face painting and balloons, a magician and the reptile man. And they had 5 kids in their group. So they told our kids to come on over and they did! The reptileman was cool- he had an alligator (about 3 ft long, with tail), a 12' python, a devenomated (I think I just made that up) king cobra, western diamonback and I think another venomous snake). Kat petted the gator, the python and I tried to get her to ride the tortoise, but she wasn't having it. I tried to tell her how cool it would be....
This is the gaboon viper.

The group photo. Or as Dan put it, Kat standing next to her future self (they're even dressed in the same colors).

Group photo of many of the kids.

Kat wasn't too sure about this character...... it was hysterical, she just stood there, hands in mouth, refusing to acknowledge his presence. I think she went to her happy place. I did get her to give him knucks, after I did, but didn't get pics, as I was holding her. We may as well start the therapy now.

The last week or so

Last weekend (I've been a slacker) we went to the Mariners game and Kat (and Dan) got to run the bases. It was pretty cool being down on the field.

At the dogpark, after the 1" of rain. Rain means puddle jumping.

I thought I saw something like this....apparently rocks don't taste good. Good thing.