How can 3 medium to little girls in a bathroom with a camera go badly? I may have had to delete some pics, but there are also some awesome pics!
Kat is quite the photog....This pic of Charlie is awesome!
These girls can vogue!!
And cry, which Kat, as a budding photojournalist, documented (excepting the 'why' of the crying....she MAY have played a role!!).
We went to the Toronto Zoo. Awesome place, especially now that they have added the splash park- a great way to rinse off after a super sweaty day walking around and hauling her highness in the wagon up and down the hills to the Canadian section. Kat had never seen a bird so big. 
Bryan & Wendy were in TO, so we met up with them after the Zoo and went to dinner at The Keg, our favorite Canadian restaurant. We only had a few hours, but made the most of it.
Today we toured the fire hall. Kat was not feeling up for posing, so we got contemplative Kat on the truck.
We took Mom & Dad.
Last night we took Cheyenne and they all had a great time.
She was really concentrating...no smile.
Last night all of the girls had a great time. Eli, not so much. The three little ones loved playing with their big cousin Cheyenne. The hissing goose and me telling it to 'knock it off' made a huge impression on Kat. And the goose listened as well as some other people I live with......
We went dress shopping with Cheryl to find a flower girl dress for Kat. And Cheryl & Jessica tried some dresses on also.....
Kat must have been in the pool for 4 hours on Saturday!!
Kat as a lion
Kat and her best friend Alayah, covered in blue frosting.
The moving up ceremony
The dads take one for their little girls.....in the tilt a whirl. Dan was feeling that all evening!
We had some of Kat's little friends from the Y (and their folks) over for a cookout. Here they are at the kids' table. So cute!
If you're Kat....you can have TONS of fun. We went to Cleveland over the holiday weekend. Our adoption agency is located there and they have a reunion at the Cleveland Zoo every year. We stayed at Dan's cousins' Jim & Madeline's house and they gave us a quick tour of the town and took us to a Memorial Day Parade. And were fabulous hosts.
Today, as summer apparently appeared with a vengeance.
The new elephant exhibit. The Zoo is beautiful. And huge. We hardly saw any of it.
Today. The girls all had muddy bottoms (and everything else), so I had to encourage them and take their picture.
At the parade. They threw candy and someone really enjoyed that!
The awesome ice cream place Jim & Madeline too us to. They had a kid-sized table and chairs. So cute.
Kat and her cousin. Let's see...Hilda is Kat's grandad's cousin, so that makes them first cousins twice removed.
Someone MAY have been a little sticky after the cotton candy. She went right to the tub when we got back to Jim & Madeline's.
Love this bathing suit. And the adorable kid in it!
Koala bear at the zoo.
Pics by Kat.
At the carnival the night before the picnic. She is rocking those glasses.
Kat wanted to celebrate her birthday at preschool (and since it's in August and school ends in 2 weeks, we had to hurry). She wanted elephant cupcakes. I think they eventually came out pretty cute (but there's a LOT of frosting on those things- glad I won't be spending 5 hours with 17 STICKY little munchkins who ate these critters!). 
After the last one bailed instantly months ago when the media got a whiff of his transsexual perversion, and craigslist, he became the absolutely lamest republican sex scandal of the decade so far. Anyway, so we got to vote for a new representative. I voted for the candidate who I thought (hoped) would be the most perverse, perverted and entertaining in the face of scandal. The last guy was just so lame! We want razzle-dazzle and excitement from our congressional scandals. Hopefully the new member of the house will spice things up for our (my) entertainment!
Mother's Day. We FINALLY saw the sun. Apparently Mom & Dad brought it back from Florida with them. It was great to see all three of them. Kat was happy to see Grandpa & Grandma. 
I was walking the dogs and just loved the light of this shot.
The girls playing Dora bingo at G & G's trailer at the Vikings. Wearing the new hats that Grandma gave them.
Flat Hunter was here from Calgary with us for a few days. He enjoyed Niagara Falls. And then he went AWOL. I assume he will turn up someday in the midst of a new adventure. We will see.
Dan's cousin Barb and 2 of her daughters were in town this weekend for some soccer games. This is Juliette. The games were at Nichols, so we took J and headed across the street to the zoo. Juliette is now Kat's 'best friend'. 
A good way to stay warm at a cool and wet soccer game.
Love the shades!
Kat and the Easter Bunny at the Vikings' Easter Egg hunt. It was a really fun event. They did a great job, it was a beautiful sunny day. Kat found lots of eggs, including the golden egg that won her an adorable duckling puppet.
