Can you draw this logo on a cup?

If they don't have Starbucks in Lithuania, I'm sure they don't have Forza either.

Sandy and Peter enjoying a bagel and some sort of frothy coffee drink. She's consuming them, he's sleeping...utility maximizing for both.



The logo--a Lithuanian student of mine last summer was kind enough, after all my playful annoyance about there not being any Starbucks, to get the Starbucks logo from the web and draw it onto a coffee cup. It was one of several delightful going away gifts they gave me, the greatest of which was--and remains--the wonderfully fond memories we have of our time there with them.

Peter Wishing Aunt Marsha a Happy Birthday

Peter's cousin Melanie (on the right) organized a delightful birthday lunch for her mother (Sandy's sister). That's another cousin--Geoffrey--on the left, and Uncle Glen in the back.

Peter celebrated hard...until he just collapsed. It was the hour, not the company, as his grandma Milton always says.

Peter MP, wearing Peter R

I believe his foster care mother had this outfit for him before she knew anything about us naming him Peter. Apparently, she even picked this out for him to wear to our first meeting without even realizing that his name is on it.

More New Faces

Last week he got to meet his grandmim for the first time.

He also spent part of an evening at Patrick and Jayne's.

A new friend at church...Kate Mellott.

First Bath

Finally getting clean in his first bath.

Then, staying warm in the towel my Pioneer Middle School colleagues gave him.

Peter, Miranda, and Jackson

Jackson and Miranda came over Sunday for a visit. They were very sweet with Peter, and took turns holding him and feeding him. We all bantered over why he already has so many Auburn Tiger things and so little Oregon Duck stuff. We also looked the photos from the trip, and talked about the process of our picking Peter up in GA.

Coming Home

There's Peter, excited to go into his new home for the first time.

There's Peter, excited to have Zach licking his head. Actually, the dog is doing pretty well. HE is excited about Peter--at least that's what I think all the barking and sniffing and tail-wagging is about. He even bays when Peter cries. We're calling it the dog's special bond to Peter, and not the annoying distraction that it might seem.

There's Peter, excited to see (Auntie) Fawn, his two-day-a-week nanny when Sandy returns to work. Just as excited to see (Auntie) Suzanne and (Auntie) Joanne. And excited, of course, to be in his Elder's arms, and with (Auntie) Janet.