A New Family Member

We recently decided to begin looking for another young cat. We love Mr. Limpet, but he was craving a playmate. Bingle is a good cat, but she's at the age that she doesn't want to wrestle with a kitten. We took Katie back to the same rescue organization that we got Mr. Limpet from, and we found the cutest 8 week old black kittens. It didn't take long for us to choose one. We just chose the busiest and toughest kitten, so we knew he could keep up with Mr. Limpet.  Katie changed his name from Javier to General Washington, and we took him home.

There was hardly any get-to-know-you-time with Mr. Limpet and General Washington. They became quick friends and playmates. Even though General Washington is tiny, he takes care of himself. They are so much fun to watch together!

Aunt Jennifer used to have a long haired black cat, so we were happy to have another! 

General Washington likes to read.

Sometimes he has time on his own when... 

...he and Mr. Limpet decide to sleep. 

Sometimes they play together. 

Mostly they just love each other, and I love them!

The School Carnival

Katie loves to go to the school carnival each year. These are her three favorite things. 1. Trying to win a raffle basket. 2. Seeing her friends. 3. Going on the swings that she goes on every day at recess.

She likes to see all of the games, but she usually doesn't choose to play them. She just likes to walk around and look at those.

My mom doesn't have to spend money on the games since this is what makes me happy!

Teaching Kindness

Katie comes to school with me in the mornings. Before school begins, Katie usually spends time with other staff kids. One morning, Katie and her friend decided to make a poster to teach kindness. The poster had different ways of being kind listed. When they were finished, they asked if they could present their poster to my class and to a second grade class. When they got the okay, they practiced and practiced to be ready. The two girls did such a good job inspiring kindness.

We challenged the kindergarten class to make their own kindness posters when we were done!

Setting Up a Store

Katie decided to go though some of the drawers and gather some items she could part with, so she could set up a store and make some money. She had so much fun!

I tried to make my store look pleasing to my customers. 

Not all of my customers could afford my prices, so I negotiated with them. I also gave away some freebies!

Getting Home

When Katie gets home from a trip, she goes straight to her favorites!

I had to take the time to play with my dolls when I got home. 

After, I spent some time reading. It was good to be home!

The Long Trip Home

After our short time in Idaho, we drove the long trip home in one day. Like always, Katie was a trooper in the car!

When we stopped at a rest stop to stretch our legs, my mom showed me the fast way to climb a tree! Ta da! 

It always helps to pass the time when you can sleep.

Seeing the Parks

Before it was already time to leave, we made two quick visits. First we visited the City Park, where I spent a lot of time growing up. There were a few good updates, but for the most part, it looked pretty much the same. It was fun being there. A lot of the town has changed with a big population boost, so it's nice to find familiar things.

We also wanted to take Katie to the Shoshone Falls park, so she could see the waterfalls. There was lots of water that day. In addition to the falls, it was windy and spurting rain throughout our time there. We didn't let a little bad weather get in the way of fun though.

Whenever we're on a trip, I love to visit parks. It gives me time to run free and just be a kid! 

My mom said the playground was a lot better than the old one that was here. 

I played on it for a long time! 

Aunt Jennifer wanted to take me to the lava rock fountain, but the water wasn't turned on. She used to climb on it, but you're not allowed to climb on it anymore. 

While we were walking through the park, we found this very playful squirrel. I loved it! 

This sculpture was in the park, so I pretended to be farming! 

My mom thinks I look really tall lately. I told her it's because I'm almost a second grader! 

Dennis came to join us for awhile in the park after awhile! 

While Dennis and Grandma talked, Aunt Jennifer put me in this tree. At first, I wasn't happy because she put me by a bee!

After awhile, I relaxed a little. 

After, we went to the Shoshone Falls Park. We got there before Dennis and Grandma, so we got a picnic table with this view! 

I was ready for a picnic! 

Even though it was windy and a little wet, we could still have a nice picnic. 

With all of the water going over, it was hard to get a clear view of the height of the falls, but they are taller than Niagra Falls. 

We were getting pretty wet as we stood close between the mist from the falls and the rain. 

It's always fun to watch waterfalls. 

Aunt Jennifer and I both liked standing here! 

We just watched for a bit. 

When we were walking back to the picnic table, I challenged Aunt Jennifer to run up this hill and see who could touch the tree first. She let me try on my own.

Running uphill... 

...is always harder... 

...than you think it will be, but... 

...I made it! 

 Aunt Jennifer told me that she used to roll down these hills and told me I should try it.

I wasn't too keen on the idea, but I gave it a try! 

Now she can say I did it! 

Between the wind and the hill, I thought I might roll down the hill the rest of the way, so I held onto this tree for support! 

This park was a fun adventure!