Where Seuss shops

As usual, shopping at Target. We came across storytime, so Ellen grabbed a beanbag and took a literature break.

Proud papa

I've been doing a lot of baking using the five-minute artisan bread technique. One of my experiments was to create filled breakfast rolls. Here's a ham-egg-cheese bun for Rachel's breakfast.

Bottomless pit

As Rachel likes to say, "Wow, your kid can sure put away breakfast." I'm surprised the bacon lasted as long as it did.

Tower of treats

For her birthday, we took Rachel out to fancy tea at the Scarlet Tea Room in Pasadena. Unfortunately, she was sick and lost her entire lunch shortly thereafter.

Old Abe Lincoln

One of Ellen's many construction paper costumes from kindergarten. She performed a rousing "Old Abe Lincoln" song for us. I don't remember this from elementary school. Somehow between the 70s and the 10s, Abe Lincoln earned the "old." I guess we just keep aging -- even after death.

Key to the world

For our upcoming cruise to the Bahamas, Ellen needed a passport. She was happy to pose for her photo and pestered us until the passport arrived in the mail.

View from my front door

This winter morning, everyone on Facebook was posting pictures of the blizzard that had blanketed the Midwest and East Coast. I took this picture of sunshine and lemons for contrast. Imagine how little gratitude I received for posting it!