east meets west

Nora, Levi and I just flew out to Washington State for a long weekend. I have a couple days of work that we piggybacked on with some vacation time. Here is a picture of the cousins playing for the first time. Lauryn was adopted from China a little over 2 months ago. She is a bit farther along in her mobility and understanding, but they weigh about the same (that is a reflection on Levi's near obesity, not Lauryn's slenderness). She didn't quite know what to make of her Uncle's beard. Both of them are battling colds.

Serendipitously, Nora's brother Nathan is down from Alaska for a training in Seattle. So he is coming up on the weekend, also to meet Levi for the first time. More pics and stories to come.