1st Pool Party (not quite first swim)

Well, one week after the Fresno Zoo (Kim is apparently a big fan), Katie braved the luke warm waters of a pool in San Juan Capistrano. Her cousin Elijah turned 9, and had a pool party at his Grandpa Al's place. So, my wife is big into cute outfits for Katie and saw this bathing suit... and so here we were. Putting sun block on your 4 month old is nerve wracking. Obsessing over every lil' speck of their sensitive skin. As my daughter, she has a biological right to a healthy dose of melanin in her skin, but I'm not one to take chances where Katie is concerned.

It's been hot as hell out here lately. Last Saturday was 113 degrees. What are you supposed to do with that? So, the party was well enjoyed by all. That's me in the picture with Katie, so don't go calling George Noory telling him you saw yourself a Bigfoots or Sasquatch or something. Katie seemed pretty brave in that face of so much water. She's a natural. I've heard infants are natural swimmers. Again, not a therory I was going to go testing. She can learn like everyone else, when she's older.

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And now for a diaper change....

Brian
muse.platypionline.com

1st Road Trip

A couple weeks ago Katie took her first road trip. 4 hours in a car seat to stay in a crappy hotel in Fresno, CA. Grannie and Grandpa were in Fresno for a step-sibling's wedding (I barely know the girl and was not even a little bothered that I wasn't invited.). My folks live in Bremmerton, WA, so the idea of a simple 4 hour drive as opposed to the normal 25 hour drive was appealing.

Actually Katie did much better on the drive than Daddy did. It was... well, it hurt. And what's worse, it hurt like I went to the gym without the benefits of a trip to the gym.

Katie travels well, one more piece of proof that for some reason God charged me with the responsibility of raising the perfect child. Sadly, she will become less perfect the longer I have her. Hopefully I look enough like Him, that she will grow up to look like Him too.

So, on this trip Katie visited her very first zoo. I didn't even know Fresno had a zoo. It's not a world class zoo ala San Diego, but it's actually one of the better municiple zoo's I've been to. Not too crowded and resonably priced, I'd reccomend it to any one traveling to Fresno. Bad enogh you gotta be in Fresno, might as well see something nice. We saw the most adoreable baby ant eater, the most active giat tortise I ever saw, and were up close and personal with a Bengal Tiger.

Sure, most of the experience was lost on a four month sold. Still, I am hopeful that a steady diet of zooz and parks will giver her the deep respect for creatures and creation.

She slept prerty much the whole way up and the whole way back. It's hard for her Grannie to say goodbye. Hopefully the future holds less distance, one way or another.
Katie is a happy baby, and she was happy for the whole trip. I'm a lucky guy.



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And now for a diaper change....

Brian
muse.platypionline.com