Beatrice was really impressed with the large tank at the entry. She didn’t know what we were doing and then finally looked up and was thrilled!

She was not a fan of the touch tank, but she enjoyed watching me touch things!

She was especially fond of seeing the fish come close enough for her to “touch” them. At first she was afraid she’d fall in, but once I showed her that the glass was protecting her from doing that, she had a blast watching the fish swim past her!

Thanks for such a fun day, Rafer girls! We’re looking forward to more adventures with you!

On Labor Day, my brother and I and some friends ran the Super Jock & Jill 4+ fun run for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It was pouring outside the whole time, but it was really fun, here are some photos of the fun:

Erik, Kelly, Christi, Michael and Brenda

Here’s Erik comin’ round the bend on what we thought was the final turn. He broke free from our little group early on and well, killed our time.

pretty rainy!

and a few minutes later, here we come:

Somebody's feelin' like Rocky!

After the race we headed back to the McPherson casa for some brunch and warm beverages. It was pretty chilly. Oddly enough I’d selected the race because of the likelihood of sun and nice weather.

We finished!

This past Saturday, Megan and Katherine participated in the Iron Girl Seattle10k. David, Jonathan and I were there to cheer them on as they ran! The course is basically two laps around Greenlake park, so we got to see them twice!

Here are some photos from their big finish:

Megan approaching the finish line