We went to the premium outlet mall, which is next to the nuclear power plant.

My grandma's reaction to her first meeting with my baby.

The pilars of Union Station made us feel important.

Cloe's first images of America.

The steel mills of Gary, Indiana

An Indiana watertower

A sea of dumpsters

A factory at sunrise.

Cloe's first overnight train ride has been only half sleepless.

Breakfast on the Amtrak from Rochester to Chicago

My valentine from Brad: Tiffany locket with pictures of him and Cloe.

Our new house is totally empty except for some wood and our new chaise.

These two gents were among the plungers.

Masses of people plunging into the frozen lake for the Special Olympics.

Night Buddha

Big nights out are exhausting.

And she kept sleeping when we went to the cafe afterwards.

...and sneak her into the movies (we saw Blue Valentine, she slept).

...so that we could take her out without the stroller...

We practiced carrying cloé in the sling...