A family-- a cycling scientist, a crazy little girl, a happy toddler, and me-- navigating the exciting, sometimes difficult, but most of all wonderful adventure that is life.
Lori (Scott's sister) came up to Portland (where two of Scott's sisters and their families live) with her son Jamus so Scott and I decided we should go down to join the party. While we were there we went hiking at Multnomah Falls and another place nearby. 
Susanna now knows that animals exist. Four ducks came within two feet of Susanna at the park today and after watching them for a bit she started laughing and squealing. In the past our animal encounters have been more like our most recent trip to the zoo when an elephant was walking around right on the other side of the fence and she either didn't see it or didn't find it very enteresting (the elephant was only 10 feet away!). "Look Susanna! An Elephant!" We kept telling her while pointing it out to her. Nothing. Talk about an elephant in the room...