Speed Racer

Ezekiel invited Ogden out to the track to help him celebrate his dad's birthday a few weeks ago. Oggie was sad to hear that he didn't quite meet the height requirements to race, but he did have a great time checking out the display go-kart and cheering Tim on to victory.

Too Cute

Well, I came home from work today and found Og looking too adorable in the office chair. He's getting to know every chair in the house these days, no matter what challenge it presents. Also, he's getting good at high 5s, passing the peace, recognizing cats of all sorts and then saying 'meow', and pretending to talk on the phone.


 
 

Zoo

Mom and Og were breaking in their new zoo passes (we can now take 1 person for free along with us!) when I snapped these pics by the coy duck pond. Og was not so coy.

 
 
 

The Chicks

Oh, ya...a while ago we got chicks! We have 2 Ameracaunas (Heloise and Flannery) and 2 black Australorps (Winston and Katharine our Presiding Bishop). Og definately rules the roost. No eggs yet, but as the weather warms and the gals get a bit older, Og's gonna have plenty of eggs for his world-famous frittatas.

 
 
 
 

Ashy

Well, after saying goodbye to meats, sweets and booze for a while, Og headed to the Ash Wednesday service where he became ever-mindful of his lifelong deterioration into dust. Here he is looking a bit penitential.

 

Carnival

Last weekend Oggie threw a party to say farewell to meat, sweets and alcohol before his Lenten fast in preparation for his baptism at Easter.

Here he cleans up the house before guests to arrive.

After a coconut macaroon or two, he was showing off all his best moves.
And it's just not a party without his best buddy Ezekiel.

You can see Ogden's "steal the pacie" skills have become more sophisticated and now include the use of a food as a distraction.

A Friend From Afar

Shortly after Christmas a new little guy arrived at the Klatt house. He's about 15 inches tall and weighs a little over a pound, and he and Ogden are quickly on the way to becoming best friends. So here are a few photos of the wee lad hanging out in the new play room upstairs. (No we didn't add on to the house, it's just the other half of our bedroom, which has recently been repurposed.)

By the way, though you may see German impostors under the name Ole. Ogden's buddy has informed us that he hails from Scandinavia and goes by the name of Finnerik the Red, or Finnerik the Great works, too.