Giving love at the Dog Shelter in Chiang Mai by Kat 7-25-14

Adorable puppies!
Adorable puppies!

Mommy and I visited a dog shelter in Chiang Mai. It was called “Care for Dogs” shelter.  They have about 200 dogs they are taking care of.  The dogs have been abused.  One dog was beaten by some villagers and thrown into a lake in a bag. My favorite dog there was Flip.  I got to play with the puppies and take a dog for a walk.  The dogs liked playing in nature.  They were really nice and friendly.  They got jealous if you did not pet them.  It was a really fun day, but I felt sad for the dogs(how they were treated before the shelter).  They seemed happy there.

A puppy jumping up on me.
A puppy jumping up on me.
I am petting a puppy.
I am petting a puppy.
Walking Flip
Walking Flip
I with Flip and Flower.
I with Flip and Flower.
Flip was licking my face.
Flip was licking my face.
I am feeding treats to the puppies.
I am feeding treats to the puppies.

 

Giving Flip some love...
Giving Flip some love…
I am scratching Flip's belly.
I am scratching Flip’s belly.
Flip looks happy!
Flip looks happy!

 

I am 8! by Kat May 31, 2014

 

Kat8bday02I was in Cusco, Peru for my 8th birthday.  Also, my friends, Skylar and Asher Wilcox were visiting us from St. Louis.  We went to Parque Urpicha, which is like the amusement park of Cusco.  We jumped on the trampoline, went down the big slides, rode the spinning ball and ate “Peel a Pops(ice cream in the middle and jello on outside).”

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We stopped at the San Pedro Market on the way home to get ingredients for my birthday dinner and to show the market to our friends. My brother showed Skylar and Asher dead frogs that they use for frog soup.

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I had a great dinner.  I had Korean Beef, rice, mashed potatoes, green beans, Inca Kola and birthday cake.  My mom made me my favorite type of birthday cake, Lemon Cake!  I was happy that Stephanie brought the cake mix and pudding that we needed for it.

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I got cool presents for my birthday.  My mom and dad got me 3 wallets in one. Stephanie, Brad, Skylar and Asher got me nail polish, hair dye and knot a quilt.  I was so happy!

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Few other pics from my birthday:

My family
My family
My breakfast table
My breakfast table

 

I love Donuts!
I love Donuts!

 

 

The zoo in Cusco, Peru and Park on 3-1-14-Kat

I went to a zoo in Cusco.  It was awesome.    There was this parrot and a girl taught it from outside its cage to say Hola [ hola is hello but in spanish].  It was so funny. And then she tried to make it say abdorda but it kept on saying hola.  Also the zoo had lots of animals.  The zoo even has a Puma!  We saw lots of animals.  A ocelot, lots of birds, monkeys and this llama that walks around the zoo.  Also it has two deer.  The zoo was really fun, I enjoyed it a lot.

After the zoo we went to this park that we saw on the way down to the zoo.  The park had a concrete slide that you slide down on top of a piece of cardboard.  I really liked the park too.  And it was really hot that day, so we got popsicles from a popsicle stand just outside the park.  I had a great day.

Walking inside University to Zoo.
Walking inside University to Zoo.
Me and a Toucan
Me and a Toucan
Spectacled Bear
Spectacled Bear
Monkey
Monkey
Ocelot
Ocelot
This llama like to follow Kane.
This llama liked to follow Kane.
Black Chested Eagle
Black Chested Eagle

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Daddy loved the ostrich!
Daddy loved the ostrich!

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The Puma just woke up!
The Puma just woke up!
The Infants Park
The Infants Park
Kane sliding down on cardboard
Kane sliding down on cardboard
Monkey bars
Monkey bars
It was Hot!  Time for fresa(strawberry) Popsicles.
It was Hot! Time for fresa(strawberry) Popsicles.
Walking home down Avenue de la Cultura.
Walking home down Avenue de la Cultura.

 

Sickness in Cusco – By Kat

The night before last night my family and I went to the grocery store.We had to go down hill to get there,so we had to go up hill to get back.  When we got back we were we very exhausted.Kane felt very bad like he had a migraine so he went to bed.  And I felt very bad too so I went to bed too.We had altitude sickness.In the middle of the night I woke up,I woke up because I felt terrible.I did not want to wake up my mom because Kane felt very bad and ended up sleeping with her,but I felt so bad that I had too.My mom said that my father would take care of me then she yelled to my dad to help me get better.  My dad gave me Ibuprofen then I got some water and went to bed with my father.Then after we slept a little he asked me if we should go to my bedroom with two beds.After a while of sleeping I asked my dad for a glass of water.  Then I felt so bad that I needed it that instant.  After I drank it i said to my dad I feel like I am going to throw up!   Then I actually did throw up!  Then my dad tried to get me to the bathroom fast enough so i wouldn’t throw up on the floor but  I already did.  Then he got me to the bathroom and i still needed to throw up some more,so I threw up in the toilet it was the worst night of my whole life.  Then we went back to bed.  In the morning I felt better I was so happy!

 

Exhausted from climbing up hill from the supermercado, so taking a rest.
Exhausted from climbing up hill from the supermercado, so taking a rest.