At my brother’s house in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2005

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September 1st is the first day of school year in Lithuania, and my brother’s younger son started first grade. This was an excuse for a party at my brother’s house. One thing that has changed since last year is they got a new cat. The old cat went off and never came back. This new cat ended up at their home when my brother’s wife rescued her from a busy street where she (the cat) had been hit by a car and would have been hit by more cars if my brother’s wife had not pulled her out of the way.

My brother’s mother-in-law N holds my daughter E.

N and E, September 2005
CIMG0425 My brother’s mother-in-law N holds my daughter E.

Lithuanian cats wear fashions straight from the — you guessed it — catwalk. Well, not really. It’s just a post-surgical garment. The poor creature has been spayed.

A dressed cat under the stairs, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2005
CIMG0427 My brother’s cat. Lithuanian cats wear fashions straight from the — you guessed it — catwalk. Well, not really. It’s just a post-surgical garment. The poor creature has been spayed.

My sister’s then-boyfriend-now-husband P (left) and S with a Rubik’s cube.

P (left) and S
CIMG0428 My sister’s then-boyfriend-now-husband P (left) and S with a Rubik’s cube.

My mom and dad put socks on E.

My mom and dad put socks on E.
CIMG0431 My mom and dad put socks on E.

My sister’s friend L (left) and my sister M

My sister's friend L (left) and my sister M
CIMG0436 My sister’s friend L (left) and my sister M
My dad bounces E in his lap.
CIMG0437 My dad bounces E in his lap

My sister M with her friend L’s daughter A

M and A
IMG_2264 My sister M with her friend L’s daughter A

My extended family — well, most of it. Left to right: my brother’s wife E, their son J, S with our daughter E, my mom, dad, and me standing behind the couch.

My extended family, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2005
IMG_2276 My extended family — well, most of it. Left to right: my brother’s wife E, their son J, S with our daughter E, my mom, dad, and me standing behind the couch.

At 4 months, E is becoming interested in grown-up food and drink — here she is trying to grab a glass in daddy’s hand

E reaches for a glass
IMG_2281 At 4 months, E is becoming interested in grown-up food and drink — here she is trying to grab a glass in daddy’s hand

S, mom with E, my dad, and behind them, my brother’s mother-in-law N.

S, mom with E, my dad and N
IMG_2285 S, mom with E, my dad, and behind them, my brother’s mother-in-law N
My mom with E, my dad and N
IMG_2285 My mom with E, my dad and my brother’s mother-in-law N