not sure about this food thing

Winter Fun

Kerry and Jeff were here last weekend, visiting from Ithaca. They played music for Simone (and taught me her favorite lullaby on the ukulele), we walked in the woods, and just played (and, best of all, they showed up with bags of food to cook for us!).

We Love Seattle

Simone had a great time with all the women in Seattle. Here she is with Dana and Chie,
































Irina and Giorgia,










Sadie and her mother, Connie (on this trip Simone met quite a few little kids, and I learned that they seem to LOVE babies),

and Meredith, asleep in her arms (Simone handled the sociality well but was eventually wiped out).

Scenes from Victoria

On the ferry from Port Angeles.

















And here she is with grandparents and aunties. Ray + Hilary + Debby + Donna = lots of love.

It's Raining Mikes

Three of them in Seattle.





















And meeting her father's namesake in SF.

Whew

We just returned from almost a month of traveling up the west coast -- starting in Los Angeles, spending Christmas in Thousand Oaks, New Year's in San Francisco, and then a couple weeks in Seattle and Victoria (on Vancouver Island, B.C.).

Here are some scenes from San Francisco: We stayed in North Beach with Anna, Bob and their daughters, Gigi and Islay.














Simone got to meet more of her parents' friends and "frolleagues" -- here she is with Jesse.
















And David.

















And here are a few more snapshots from Christmas -- with Simone's grandparents and Great-Grandpa Jack.