Boys

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 2

Boys are a special category of human, one that Matilda, in her long four months in this world, had yet to encounter.

That absence was remedied last weekend, with the visit of Exhibit 1 (Siler) and Exhibit 2 (Griffin).

At first, they seemed nice and quiet.

Do not trust this picture

But soon the truth came out.

Trust this one

As the day went by, though, two personalities came out.

I fell in love with Griffin (remember Exhibit 2?) 

But Siler (Exhibit 1) resisted my charms

The whole family took Matilda for a walk up the hill. 

I pretended to like it

By early evening, Miss Matilda was exhausted, but happy.

I guess boys are not so bad after all. But I prefer their mommy.

Orejona

The aristocrats of the Inca empire displayed status through the length of their ears. They poked holes in them to make them grown long. The Spaniards called them "orejones" - big eared men. Here are pictures of my little "orejona" princess, proof that the Inca lineage is alive and well.

when I was little, one ear pointed up, the other down

look here, how cute I look waking up with my perky ears...

now that I'm bigger (5 lbs), they always point up