We were in Reno
last week for the annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, which
was held this year in the Peppermill Hotel and Casino. It was very opulent,
very flashy, and very full of cigarette smoke. Every time we went past the
casino floor I told Caden to hold his breath while I practically jogged the
distance as fast as I could. This is the first time ASM has held its meeting
somewhere other than a college campus, and we’re not too sure how we feel about
that. The meeting went well, though. At the final banquet and awards ceremony Ryan
won some little something-or-other that put large mammal biologists on the ASM
map and made his name known to all who attended, but the exciting event of the
week was that Caden met a girl.
Our good friends Kevin and Sheila attended the meeting as
well and brought along their daughter, Sierra, who is only two days older than
Caden. He was a little shy at first since he’s never met a girl his own age
before, but like any true son of a scientist he decided to educate himself and
read up on the subject (with a little help from Dad).
He discovered that girls are found under “G” in the
alphabet, and that they like things called “compliments.”
Talking to Sierra was so much easier than he had thought it
would be. After all, they have so much in common: Tummy time, sitting on
pillows, an obsession for fresh milk, lying on quilts and staring at Mom, lying
on quilts and taking a nap (after fighting sleep for an hour), brightly colored
books, talking in vowels only, etc.
Their fathers could see that the relationship was serious
right from the start and had a little chat with them about it.
Kevin was very concerned about his daughter dating anyone
before she turned 31, but since all their outings around Reno would be chaperoned by the moms (they
would be in separate strollers, of course), he decided to allow it… for now. I
was happy for them, but I think the attention of a girl may have gone to
Caden’s head.
I might have to have a chat with that boy.
2 comments:
I love this blog!! Kevin and I were laughing at the video...awesome!! We had such a good time with you guys! These guys will grow up so fast and before we know it they will be teenagers...but I will try not to think about that right now...:)
Great photos, Kathleen, and that video is the best! So cute how Sierra kept "grabbing" Caden's hand, and he kept pulling it away. So Caden was hanging around Reno with an "older woman," huh?
I'm so glad yall had a great outcome to the meeting, and a wonderful time with Kevin and Sheila and the two li'l boppers.
love from Mom. :-)
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