Babyup!

The new show is about toys. It doesn’t have a name yet.

httpv://youtu.be/8hf6OrR9TaU

We were fortunate to have Casa Watusi filled with family this year.  In addition to Steve and Chloe we also had Joyce, her daughter Katie and fiancee Jonathan.

Here’s the star of the show:

We had a lovely game of Mondo Croquet in the park

Fez Collection!

Here’s our neighbors Andy and Lola showing off the cat homework she did that’s gotten 2.5-something million views on instagram… Chloe is ignoring us.

Chloe takes the camera…

httpv://youtu.be/V6ESFHwoKZk

Reptile Island, only inside and with mammals

httpv://youtu.be/stpEv5rRGvw

Here’s Chloe helping me deal with a coolant issue with the Subaru. A couple days later I’m helping her pile into the back and she points to the broken passenger cupholders in the back (because who cares about your back seat passenger cupholders when your only back-seat passenger is 5 yrs old) and says, “Daddy, you need to fix this.” And I say, “Yes, another thing to fix.” and she comes back with, “Daddy! Everything you have is broken!” … Well, not exactly true, but it is very true that most of the objects in my life that I rely on have a to-do list of um, things to modify for improved function…

Pretzels! We made these and Chloe did me the honor of giving me a hug and said, “You’re the best Dad in the world!”

http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/pennsylvania-dutch-hard-pretzels

Chloe the Unicorn Pegasus Pony and Loren the Owl:

Ok – the weather that night was very PORTLAND with incredible downpours that left cars stranded and widows lamenting for the weather conditions in a Mad Max movie… as a result we didn’t really get any outdoor shots worth sharing, but the munchkins sure had fun!

Lots of fun, of course!

oh, and I hung up some ghosts…