We’ve had a very busy summer, and my apologies for not posting more regularly.

Our first vacation took us to Vancouver, B.C., via Portland and Seattle. We saw many friends and family, and had a wonderful time at the Vancouver Folk Festival. Felix did great with many hours of driving, and loved our two days camping on Lopez Island. (We loved camping with him, too, though we must admit to a moment of panic when we woke up the first morning to pouring rain. What does one do with a toddler in a tent in the rain, on an island where there’s nothing to do but go to the beach? Turns out one reads many books, plays with tractors and stuffed animals, and then gets lucky and the rain stops long enough to go strawberry picking and visit a great rock-gathering beach.)