Hi Callum!

A family trip to the zoo. Callum loves the zoo. He is going to work there when he grows up, and we can go have lunch with him in the Cat Country Cafe if we are still alive then! We are trying to convince him that he needs a degree in zoology before he can become a zookeeper. One day, he will be head of the zoo. ;-)

The pictures are of our new Northwest Passage that is almost finished. We went a couple of weeks ago, and had great weather [Memphis has very mild winters. A light jacket or sweater is usually all that is needed.] The new polar bear exhibit was marvelous, and Cranbeary gave us a great performace!

Currently, Callum is in Kindergarten and loving it. He reads like a champ, can do some addition and subtraction, and makes animal dioramas. He has a rash right now on his abdomen which we are afraid is the result of a Streptococcus infection: some strains of strep secrete a toxin that people can be highly allerge to. It has been going around his school, with two confirmed cases so far. He also has a loose tooth - his first loose tooth ever! [Although he has had a couple pulled already due to fillings gone bad. Grrrrr.] He is very excited, and can't wait for it to fall out. I just hope it doesn't hurt - he doesn't like pain.