Afternoon at "Grandpa and Grandma Mike's"...

Brent's mom recently took a full-time job at a new quilt store in Berthoud, and with everyone's busyness, we hadn't seen much of "Grandma and Grandpa Mike" lately, so Brent had a great idea to visit Bob, his step-dad, the other afternoon.

The kids both love Shelby, but Gage is especially fond of her these days. He loves to throw balls for her to fetch, but poor dog doesn't get much exercise retrieving Gage's tosses.

I wish I could have caught the moment when Gage kissed the kitty. What is it with kids and animals?! Even to a non-pet person, it's pretty adorable to watch. I can't remember, exactly, but Gage might have been trying to read to the cat here.