The visit was a nice blend of down-home chilling and eating, with some healthy celebrating and revelry thrown in for good measure (more on that soon). Reed battled with some type of fluish affliction all weekend (not surprising at all, this ain't pig flu), which Jake theorized was a physical reaction to being upstaged as the Swier family baby boy.
Ike did amazingly well and continues to grow increasingly curious, open and active. He is displaying new faces daily, including the occasional smile! It was deeply joyful to have Reed and Jake here. I thought a lot about all the incredible people in our/Ike's life and about the way he is already catalyzing such changes in us, calling us to learn new things and become new people. This truly is a time of transformation.
Jake and Reed, we miss you already and are looking forward to Michigan in August.
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Uncle Jake, displayin' the skills
Perfecting the "sloth on a branch" technique
Dropping science: Reed imparted his highly-touted couch surfing skills
Jake and Ike had some great "quiet alert" catching up time
Jake's reflections on becoming an Uncle, and Ike's future prospects
Our walk in the park was beautiful
We also witnessed exciting developments in the vending scene (tacos y otra comida Mexicana) at the Parade Grounds, right around the corner from our apartment. The number of food vendors has expanded recently, and we are ECSTATIC. ¡Que vivan las vendadoras ambulantes!
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