Katharine's 10TH Birthday

Katharine gets ready to blow out her candles - 10 of them... I would need a fire extinguisher to blow out mine. She was successful!!

This character [Japanese cartoon character Totoro] showed up as a guest [gift]. He was always trying to get camera time...

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Birthday Girl

My Mother celebrated her 94th birthday. She is in a nursing home and is "pleasantly confused" . She always recognizes my wife and almost always thinks I'm her brother. Once reminded, however, she seems to recognize that I am her son. She got that one candle out and my sister had to help with the rest.
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