Not just now, I'm reading...

Sophie honestly just loves to flip through magazines. Occasionally she'll tear a page out, and toss it aside, but mostly she just looks and turns page after page, and likes to point at and comment on babies she sees. We'll get her into the Harper's next month.

Playtime

Naptime in the Pacific Northwest

If you look oh so closely, you can catch Sophie napping in the rearview mirror. This is something we see a lot. And when the errands are through and no more driving to be done but the nap ain't over, you head to the water, in this case Golden Gardens on the Puget Sound, and sit and listen to NPR and watch the world go by. My days really are quite wonderful.

A Very Politically Active Weekend!

So this is the only photo I have of our adventures this weekend, but it was great!
Friday we headed to Key Arena to go to Barack Obama's rally. Well, the Arena filled up in 15 minutes after the doors opened, so we didn't get in, cute baby or no! But we retired into the Center House for some lunch, and watched the speech on a live feed in a restaurant with a bunch of like-minded and spirited folks, and it felt good to be a part of it, even from outside!
Here we are outside the Arena contemplating a nap...



On Saturday, Sophie and I both attended our first Caucus. It was a wonderful experience, yours truly came away being an Alternate Delegate, and we are very excited for such a promising Election Year! Vote! Vote! Vote!

Paparazzi Shot

"Will you people just leave me alone?"

...but Yay for Visits from Nora!

Nothing speeds recovery from a terrible day after a terrible night's sleep like a best friends' visit! Mostly for mom (thank you, Gillian!), but I think Sophie and Nora (Future Best Friends of America) had fun, too. Wait. Is Nora sleeping? Oh, well, Sophie doesn't seem to mind.

Boo Teething!

Well, until now, you have seen pretty much most of what we have seen; the happiest little baby there could be! But as more teeth work their sharp, hard way through Sophie's soft little gums, we have seen some sad days and nights. Poor baby. Here we are working hard on number four...