This is an overdue post to write up some things that have been going on lately.
We went to Ultimate Phil and Carolyne's wedding in Santa Cruz a couple weekends ago. It was a beautiful wedding on a cliff overlooking the ocean. We had a really nice time with friends who got to meet you for the first time. You can't believe Phil got married.
The trip took 7 hours in the car on the way there and 8 hours on the way home. It was a long time to be strapped into your car seat but you were very good.
Philippa likes to come over and play with you:
And finally, here is a local news story concerning some Easter shenanigans in our neighborhood:
PEEP TERRORIST STRIKES AGAIN
April 12, 2009 Cardiff by the Sea, CA
The Burnett family in Cardiff, CA woke this Easter morning to find they had been "Peeped". Michael Burnett opened the front door to let in the cat and could not help but notice the yard was covered in elaborate constructions of Peeps. Some were piled into sculpture, some were strung on a line like cranberries around a Christmas tree, and the word "PEEP" was (perhaps redundantly) spelled out on the front walk. When Katherine and Sadie Burnett awoke, Michael directed their attention to the front yard and Katherine exclaimed, "we got Peeped!" Sadie Burnett had no comment.
The Burnetts have lived at this address for almost 10 years and this is the second such Peeping incident that has occurred. The first was Easter of 2002 when similarly, they awoke to find the front yard awash in carefully arranged columns of pink, yellow and blue Peeps.
No known terrorist group has yet claimed responsibility for the Peeping, but it is generally assumed a Peep cell located in University Heights was involved in planning and executing the yard sabotage. As of print deadline, the group has not been reached for questioning.
The family immediately suspected Lisa Torregrossa of Del Mar Heights, but a text message denied any involvement. Ms. Torregrossa admitted some insider knowledge of the incident, however, and cryptically suggested the perpetrator(s) was a "tall man who casts no shadow," and under further interrogation clarified the individual was not Jesus because, "Jesus does not wear glasses".
The event was not detected by the family guard dog, Larry Briggs, but Tom Fudge, the resident cat is a suspected accomplice. Lately there has been heightened raccoon skirmishes in the region, but surprisingly the Peeps were unmolested by the bandits, suggesting a deeper, more sinister level of collusion.
Perhaps most tragically, the Peeps were rendered inedible by the forces of morning dew and ants.
Peeps are sugar coated marshmallow candy sold exclusively at Easter. The most common Peeps are either chick or bunny shaped and are manufactured in bright pastel colors associated with the season. Although Ghost Peeps are sold at Halloween, and Snowman Peeps can be found at Christmas, Easter is the high season for Peep consumption in North America, and connoisseurs of the confection will only consider bunnies and chicks to be authentic.
Strangely, in an unrelated incident, a fluorescent-colored, life-sized ceramic rooster appeared in the back yard of the same residence. The rooster manifested after Mr. Burnett spent the day in East LA and is reportedly not cross-eyed.
Getting Peeped was a nice way to mark your first Easter. We didn't try to take you to look for eggs or make you sit on a dude in a bunny suit for a picture. There will be plenty of years for all that. And I'm hoping that since you are my child, you will also someday love Peeps.
Love, Mama
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