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Brotherly Love.  Sometimes Luke is overcome with love for his brother, Benny, and just has to smooch him and hug him.


Feb 10th was Grandma Annie's birthday.  We celebrated with a cake and Luke blowing out the candles over and over again.



Yesterday Luke and I went to Paffrath Ranch, a nearby ranch where there are horse events (like cattle sorting), concessions, and all sorts of fun.  Lots of people ride horses around here.  Luke loved Scarlet the kitty the most.  The "cowboys" were a close second, though.  (Luke watches 'cowboy shows' with his uncle Pete...i.e., Bonanza).  Anyone with a cowboy hat on was a cowboy.  Makes sense.  Luke said, "Mom, look at that cowboy!"  The door would open and another guy would walk in and Luke would say, "Mom, there's 'nyother cowboy!"  "And 'nyother cowboy!"  Luke could have stayed forever.  We ended up having to leave after 2 hours because my left eye started to swell shut and a gooey bubble was forming outside of my eyeball.  I am allergic to cats (Scarlet), although I never have had a reaction like that.  We got a few pictures first:
Luke and Scarlet (Luke calls her "Grant" for some reason)

 Luke posing by the horse (as close as he'd get)

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