January 12, 2008, a day which will live in infamy.
On this memorable date, our little Molly took her first small steps towards a larger world of food consumption.
After considerable prompting, Ms. Molly delicately sampled the delicious mixture of breast milk and rice cereal that her parents had lovingly concocted for her.
True to her fine breeding, and in perfect accord with what she has learned at her finishing school "Baby Debutantes", Molly swished the mixture around in her mouth, grimaced, and promptly gave herself a rice cereal goatee. Mom and Dad, of course, were awestruck by Molly's performance. They couldn't stop telling her how incredibly smart and talented she was despite the fact that, to their knowledge, there has never been a single human baby who didn't learn how to eat. But none, at least in their experience, had done it with the flair and panache that little Lash demonstrated! Just imagine what she'll do with green beans...
Yes, Molly participated (kinda) in this most historic of elections. Let's put it this way, the other people at the polling place in Redondo Beach knew she was there. She kept shouting "Lights!" and running around the Knights of Columbus trying to get into the polling booths. She was, unfortunately, forcibly removed by her mother and father who had to vote seperately while the Lash was kept at a safe distance. Note to other parents: people at polling places do not find babies cute or amusing. Regardless, we cast our votes and what a momentus election! We are so pleased that our daughter can grow up in a country where people finally recognize the merits of all people regardless of race. I was, for the first time in a long time, truly proud to be an American.
