Happy 13th, Katelyn!

I can't speak to her, so I send my good wishes out into cyberspace: Happy thirteenth birthday, Katelyn Etter, aka Ella White!

An Etter Tradition

The Etters don't have many traditions, but one we have and love is that on a child's first birthday, s/he receives her/his very own cake. The last Etter descendant to enjoy this tradition was my youngest nephew Andrew on 23 July, and I was there to see it for myself. (If Andrew doesn't look as excited as you might expect from such an experience, that's probably because he was a bit ill at the time.)

Really?

Well...

This is good stuff.

The End (doesn't he look a little abashed?)