Family photo before Mommy & Daddy Date Nite - went to a friend's wedding then had GROWN UP dinner (no mac and cheese, no sippy cups!)

Katie rocks out on Daddy's drums. She's not that bad, actually - it seems like more than just random banging, but I doubt she'll put Neil Peart out of a job any time soon.

Sleepy Katie with her three friends: Minnie Mouse, Jaf (Giraffe), and Puppy.

Swim lessons! Katie never did blow bubbles - she is QUITE the princess and doesn't like getting her face wet.

Trying to float on our backs while wearing a safety vest ... which, actually, Katie did pretty well with (better than trying to get her to float on her back without it).

Ummm ... what was I saying? It looks like Katie is saying "ENOUGH MOMMY!"

After getting dunked - we only dunked four times; the first two she was HACKED OFF. The last two she did better - came out of the water and cried a bit but got over it pretty quickly.

A little consoling "chat" after the dunk

Katie and Landon in the bounce house at Landon's bday party. OK, now what?

Starting to get it ...

OOOH ... so THIS is how it works!!

Daddy had to try it out, too.

Landon & Katie, kickin back with some cold ones.

Katie's "slippers". Have no idea why she calls them "slippers", but she is OBSESSED with them. And yes, she is wearing them on the wrong feet ÅND has the sandal part slipped between the wrong toes. Oh well!

Trying to get a group picture ... and no, I don't know that we ever did get one where all of the kids stood still long enough to get a good one.

Katie and Daddy on Father's Day; we took Daddy for a breakfast "picnic" involving donuts and OJ at Lake Lavon.

Is Daddy telling Katie to come to Mommy, or is he telling me to do something?

Katie with her cousin Delaney at Grandma Betty Jo's house.

Is it time to go swimmin yet?

In the pool - Katie really enjoyed hanging out near the spa.

Katie's cousins were SO good with her - here, Jack pulls Katie around the pool.

Katie and Daddy.

Uh oh ... somebody took my floatie!

Dang, you could land a small airplane on that lower lip.

Katie on the deck at Tamaya, a resort we went to in New Mexico for Fourth of July.

The basillica off the square in Santa Fe

Street vendors with their silver and turquoise jewelry. I looked, but then got jewelry anxiety and chickened out.

Native American dancers entertained us in the courtyard at our hotel on Saturday the 4th.

Mommy and Katie watch the Indian dancers

I liked the costume on this little guy.

Skip: a self portrait as he watches the dancers.

The littlest dancer!

The dancing was fasincating to watch ... I especially loved the costumes.

Katie thinks the horse statue in the lobby looks thirsty!

Lotaburger ... NM's version of Whataburger.

No, not a postcard ... Skip took this picture on Saturday before we left.

Katie and Daddy in the pool at Tamaya