The future, and dogs in party hats

I had to write a post tonight because the pictures I took today are so funny they need to be shared.
Today was Future Day at Logan's school. The teachers and students were supposed to dress like they think they will be dressing in the future. So Logan went to school dressed like an old man. His black argyle socks with Teva sandals and red bow tie really made the outfit perfect. A few of his students dressed up too. The most memorable was the little kindergartner who dressed like a pregnant lady. She said that in the future she wants to be a mom!Tonight we celebrated Katie, Bailey, and Dad's birthdays with a lasagna dinner and Katie's favorite yellow cake with chocolate frosting at my parents' house. Katie and Bailey share April 11th as their birthday. My little sister is now 24 years old (!!), and our family dog Bailey is 10. My dad's birthday was last week, but we wanted to celebrate all together with Katie home.
Katie bought party hats for herself, Bailey, and Clark to wear. The dogs were really good and played along while we laughed at how cute they looked in the hats. Here are some of the best photos from the evening:
Katie and Clark:
Bailey, Katie, and Clark: Bailey gives us a piece of his mind:My next post will be from the Happiest Place on Earth. Logan and I are leaving on Sunday morning for our Spring Break trip down to Disneyland, and our first road trip in our new car. Stay tuned...

Graduation Week

If there's a theme for this past week, it has to be graduation. First, my manager at the library retired last Friday after working for the Palo Alto City Library for 39 years, so she has graduated on to a much-deserved retirement. We had a very nice send-off for her last Friday with good food and lots of friends. We'll miss you, Marilyn!

Next came Clark's graduation from beginner dog class. The three of us have now completed the eight-week session and Clark knows how to sit, stay (when he feels like it!), lay down, shake, "leave it" (a shoe, broken glass, anything we don't want him touching), and he's learning roll over. We're moving on to the intermediate class, which starts next week, but we'll miss the first night of class (more about that later). Here are some photos of Clark from the graduation, and of Clark practicing shaking:The third graduation happened this afternoon when we went to see our friend Kirsten graduate from culinary school. She is now a pastry chef and baker. The graduation consisted of all of the graduates' friends and family walking around the room that was laid out with the fruits of their labor. Kirsten's table looked wonderful, with an apple pie, very cute little swan-shaped pastries, caramels, a decadent chocolate cake, and all sorts of other desserts. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of Kirsten in her baker's uniform, but she looked really cute! We're so proud of her, and looking forward to sampling her work in the coming years.