Kenne David and Katie on Galveston Beach — Image by kenne
Galveston still has that beach. Kids probably still run it raw. But Kenne and Katie grew up— that’s the real crime. You don’t notice it happening. One day you’re just standing there remembering sand and wishing you’d paid better attention.
Nicholas & Katie – “28 Weeks” — Image created from Katie’s photo on Facebook
Katie has placed images of herself at various stages of pregnancy since the eighth week. In her 28th week she also did one with Nicholas, from which I created the above image. Click here to see her images.
While in Fort Collins for Matt’s graduation, some of us took a day trip to Estes Park and a drive into the Rocky Mountain National Park. This part of Colorado is such an attractive area, which offers a lot of beauty and things to do, regardless of the time of year. With his cousins having returned to Texas, Nick stilled seemed very happy to spend the day with Mom and grandparents. He is very much the little man.
Although we have seen Nick, Kate and Matt several times in the last two-plus years, it was August 2008 that I was last in Ft. Collins and Estes Park. As you can see from the photo on the right, Nick is still a hansom little guy at twice the age. The photo was taken above Estes Park. To be honest, I prefer the summer time in the mountains. My interest in skiing is over.
Hopefully, we will be seeing them again this spring in Tucson.
Now that Kika, our new rescued mixed-siamese cat has been with us for four months, I’m learning how much she is like the first mixed-Siamese cat Mary Ann and I got in the summer of 1966 in Okinawa. He lived to be 18 and is pictured with Katie in the image below. Like most tomcats, Niko was bigger with a broader chest and head, but otherwise the two are very much alike. Oh yes, Niko was more of a “talker” than Kika.
We still miss Kiko, but Kika has done a very good job of filling the void.
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Katie & Niko Image by kenne (the original may have been taken by Mary Ann)
Kate may have an MBA from the academic world, her work may be in the analytical world, but her real world may lie in the world of art. Since Katie and I are both on Facebook, the other day she wrote on my wall: “Dad have you been looking at my pen and ink drawings I have been posting? They are under my photos :-)” Here are some examples of what I found, and of course, I like them.
Katie, Kenne G. and Kenne D. in Bryan, Texas (Early Eighties) — Image by Mary Ann
Image by kenne
Just in case you are not on Facebook, I thought I would share Kate’s notes with you. 
