See you later, Alligator

Annie and Bethany and I went to a birthday party for the little boy across the street on Saturday and a visit from Reptile World was the main attraction. So we saw turtles, snakes, lizards, a tarantula and, oddly, a hedgehog. The star of the show was an alligator that both girls got to touch. Pretty cool, but thank goodness they don't have any desire to have any pets of this sort. And yes, if you look closely, it's true, the alligator is wearing a dress....

Today we had a belated family birthday lunch for Uncle Chris, Bethany and myself with my parents and my sister and her family. Here's a picture of Bethany and her beloved Aunt Joan.


Doesn't she look grown up?