Discover the magic

Iris visited her ancestral homeland for the first time over Christmas, which required her taking off her size 3 shoes for airport security. Thank goodness someone is battling the infant menace.

The Ontario snows were mighty until the day before we arrived, but enough was left for Iris to enjoy her new sled:



This healthy outdoor activity was countered by Iris's complete inertia in the face of one of her other Christmas presents, dvds of classic Sesame Street:


Except when she tried to kiss Bert through the screen:


In the week that these dvds have been in her life, she has already learned to pick up the remote, point it at the TV, and grunt. Her new favorite activity is to sit on one of our laps, watch Sesame Street, *and* read a book.