The Social Scene

This has been a very social couple of weeks for us. We've had people drop in from out of town... and from out of country. We've had kids spend the night and company over for dinner several tiems.



And we've been graced with a visit from a little guy who will be part of our lives for a very long time to come. Meet Elijah.



Eli is a month old now and completely portable. (My brother's first child and the first grand-SON on my side of the family) We took him to REI and Powell's books yesterday.

You never saw so many Portlandians so eager to hold doors, step aside, even gawk.


One woman with an Andy Warhol book the size of a small office building did a complete about-face to get a closer look at the baby.


At this age, even the screaming and diapers are cute. At least they are when you're the auntie who always has the option of handing him back.