Ballerina Catherine

I've been taking ballet all summer with my friend, Ella. It is lots of fun and I've learned how to pirouette and leap and do lots of other fun things. We even dance with scarves during ballet - everyone knows how I already loved to do that! The summer session ended this week but Ella and I signed up to take ballet again this fall.

Ready to leave for ballet

Listening for instructions with Lita and Ella

Getting ready to twirl

Meet Me At The Fair

Mommy took me to the Evergreen State Fair. There was so much to look at and so much to do. I had a great time. We saw a ginormous sow with her piglets (they were only 3 weeks old!) and they started eating - I thought it was so funny! There were cows and sheep and goats and chickens and turkeys... We went on the carousel and watched the grown-ups on the scary rides. We went to the petting farm and the pretend grocer. Finally, I got a blackberry ice cream cone - yummy! It was a really fun day but I was so tired I fell asleep in the car on the way home.

Pretending to milk a cow
Choosing an apple at the pretend grocer
The petting farm

Giving the donkey a hug

Ahoy, Mate!

Our neighbors, Bob & Joyce, sailed into Shilshole Marina this afternoon and we were there to meet them. I loved wearing my life vest and in honor of Bob's pirate flag I wore a pirate hat.

Peek-a-boo!

They have a beautiful sailboat and I loved exploring inside and even pretended to steer. I told everyone I was sailing to Arizona but they told me I couldn't so I decided to sail to Hawaii instead. I really loved being on the sailboat. Maybe Daddy can teach me how to sail one day.

Happy Birthday Papa!

We drove to Portland last weekend for Papa's big 70th birthday bash. What a fiesta! There was even a mariachi band. The party was so much fun and there were lots of people there. I do love a party - I didn't get to bed until almost 10 o'clock!

We took Papa out to brunch in the morning and I helped him open his present.

Alyssa and I played maracas for Tashi

Papa and I danced to the mariachi band

Papa wouldn't wear the funny birthday hat Nana got for him so I tried it on!