Last night, we got a nice surprise when Alisa learned she has Monday off after assuming she had to work. We're grateful for a nice 3 day weekend to spend time together even though Alisa has a lot of final touches to put on her end-of-fellowship project.

Today we returned to Teddy Roosevelt Island for a morning walk. Alisa had not been there yet. I would argue that of all the tourist sites in DC, this has been my favorite. Probably because it is so overlooked, and therefore it's very quiet. Most importantly, it's a beautifully preserved space--as Teddy would have liked it.


Here is Phoebe last July at the memorial. It's hard to believe she was ever this much of a baby . . . or this chunky!