Author: matt.kelemen

Baby Jonah arrived on August 16th. Since this was the first time that we haven’t had a newborn when one of Mark and Lisa’s children were born, Dylan and I hopped a flight to Baltimore — in First Class, thanks to Mimi! Dylan was enchanted by the “bed seats,” so much so that I had to take a picture.

 The naming was beautiful, Jonah is a joy, Baltimore is still very hot in the summer time, and Dylan got a heavy dose of cousin time. My favorite picture of the bunch is the one that Sam named, “Two superheroes saving the devil.” You should be able to find it in the photo album. 

Some great pictures of our summer, including making lemonade with William Range in the backyard on a rare HOT summer day in SF and lots of shots from the Delaware extravaganza.

We’re late on sending a report on our holidays because our camera was on the fritz and we didn’t have any photos to share. Thanks to Kary and Nanette, we now have a slew of them.

Key West lived up to expectations. The LaFors/Hebert clan encamped in the center of town in a wonderful hideaway complex, complete with a pool… which was especially nice since the beaches were infested with Portuguese Man-of-War jellies. Plus, we had Mimi and Pop Pop’s timeshare condo down on the waterfront, just steps from the famous Sunset Celebration.

Probably the best part of the trip — better than having all the family together, better than Jeannette and I having a whole day to ourselves kid-free, better than cycling in the warm tropical air, better than seeing Adela and Lucia playing together and Dylan and Sam acting like peas in a pod, better than seeing Dylan’s excitement at getting his new scooter from Santa — was watching Dylan begin to lose his inhibitions about water and actually swim on his own (with a floatie). On the very last day, just hours before we left the island to head home, Dylan swam the length of a pool without clinging to our arms. It was pure magic.

Matt