Baby shower, kittens, and karaoke

J's brother held a surprise baby shower for his wife yesterday. They're going to have another baby soon. That means another niece or nephew coming, maybe even a god-child! They had a barbecue celebration in their backyard.

Some of the kids that were present discovered that a cat had recently had kittens in a shed behind their garage. There were three or four little kitties, about a few weeks old. The mother cat, she had only one eye, was a little skittish, but a couple of the little ones came out to explore. They were so tiny, and furry, and excuse my masculinity for saying so but they were cute.

J, her mom and I were ready to leave her brother's place around ten o'clock. We made our rounds and said our goodbyes but her brother told us we had to make a stop in the basement. The three of us went downstairs and found a group of people doing karaoke. I took a turn with my favourite karaoke song, Let It Be. I encouraged J and her mom to take a turn at the mic but they wouldn't. Not at first. Later, after most of the other karaokers had left, they grew bolder and started singing one song after another. By 2:30 in the morning, I could barely pull those two away so we could go home!

From baby shower for a new baby, to new kittens in the shed, to J doing karaoke with her mom - the theme of motherhood was well represented and celebrated on this Mother's Day weekend.