Today is my lovely wife Nicole's [REDACTED]th birthday! Happy Birthday, love!

  Blackbird marked its two year anniversary in November. Can you believe that we've had a store for over two years? I can't believe it, to the extent that I suspect it's not actually true. If anyone has any proof that our planet has not traveled through a wormhole, I'd like to see it.

We had a slightly-belated roller skating party in Lynnwood to celebrate. Sofia even got to try her hand (foot?) at roller skating. It was pretty funny. It was sort of like watching someone wake up to discover that they're on an ice planet. Everything she thought she knew about walking was suddenly invalidated. After a few minutes you could tell that she was starting to figure it out. She's a smart kid.

After taking her skates off, I had the interesting job of chasing her around the roller rink while still in my skates. If you think that corralling a toddler is hard in shoes, you should try wearing wheels. She loved breaking free of my grip and bolting for the concession stand, where she apparently thought that she worked.

Here are a couple of photos of the occiasion. (Click the photos to enlarge.)

  "Tree!"
"Yes, that's a big tree, isn't it? How old do you think that tree is?"
"Two!"