Kids Play Imitates Life

It is fun to watch Emily and Kaitlyn play together. Their play imitates life so often. Yesterday Emily had one of the kittens wrapped up in a small blanket and was trying to put it down for a nap. Kaitlyn watched for a few seconds then got the stuffed cat doll and wrapped it up.

Here is a picture:




They also like to play Haircut. Without the scissors, of course. Here is a shot of that:




Sometimes, they even get Patrick into the act:

Back from vacation

It has been a while since I have posted anything. Things have been hectic and we were away for our annual camping trip with Kirsten's family. The camping trip was interesting and fun. Scroll down to see several photos of the trip.

Highlights:
- Kirsten came down with "Fifth's" Disease on the day we left. She had to go into the emergency room the next morning. She had a nasty rash that lasted about 24 hours. Her hands and feet are still slightly swollen and here joints (especially wrists, hands and ankles) have ached ever since. Apparently it could take up to two months for that to go away.

- Kaitlyn was sick during most of the trip. She threw-up on me once and was very snuggly, but seemed to have a good time playing, wading in the creek, etc. Imagine our surprise when I took her to the doctor yesterday and she has Strep Throat. We are such bad parents.

- Patrick fell trying to cross the creek on a log and bruised his ribs. Not bad, but enough to be annoying (to him and everyone else too).

- The new trailer worked out very well. We generally slept pretty well, although it is amazing how much snuffling and snorting noises the kids make all night long. Including Patrick.

- The food was excellent as usual. We tend to try and out do each other with our gourmet meals made over the camp fire.

- The Tillamook Forest Interpretive Center was very nice. A nice museum. Interesting history about the Tillamook Burns. A very nice replica of an old Lookout Tower.

Pictures (there are 12):

Time for a haircut

We have been having trouble with Emily and her hair. She never wants us to comb it or do anything with it. It gets too tangled. So, we decided that she was too young for really long hair and that she could grow it out again when she got older. She was very excited. She loves to go to get a haircut. Mostly because of the balloons they give to kids.

Anyway, we had about 6 inches cut off and things are much better now. Here is a before picture:



Here is the after picture.