Big in Japan

During our trip, we found the best way to carry Sam around was in the front pack. He hardly ever complained. While we were at the Jefferson Memorial, we ran into a group of Japanese girls who thought Sam was really something. The next thing we know, there are four of them standing around us and asking to take photos. Who knew we would be the most exciting thing to see around the national monuments.

Washington D.C. trip

Washington D.C.

We just returned home last night from our big trip to the nation's capital. We had a wonderful trip and are grateful to Berlin and Majan for letting us stay in their home. We are also glad that Grandpa and Grandma Scott could come out to spend the week with us. The boys handled the trip better than expected. Samuel may perhaps be the best baby ever. He hardly ever fussed while being packed around the city. Above is a small sampling of our photos from the trip and I will perhaps add a few more entries detailing portions of the trip later on.

Copycats

When I saw Andrea and Seth's look-alike meter on Facebook, I decided to try it, too. (Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, right?) So far, it's looking the like the Scott side of the gene pool seems to be winning. Spencer looks slightly more like Ethan according to the meter, but Teressa will admit she thinks Spence looks like a Scott. The meter says that Mason, on the other hand, looks overwhelmingly like his father (who tends to favor the Wirkus side of the family, Teressa says). We're still looking for a picture of Samuel that the meter will accept.

Scott Look-alike Meter

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Scott Look-alike Meter

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Nerdy anesthesia chic

Teressa's brother Dominic came all the way from Qatar to visit us this week. (OK, so his job with Exxon just happened to bring him into the neighborhood.) We had a wonderful time having him here (except for Mason, who complains that he never had a chance to say goodbye). As Dominic was preparing to go to the airport, we couldn't help but notice him putting on the little accessory that is pictured above. Of course, this was quite funny to us because the more nerdy anesthesiologists in my field are known for wearing fannypacks at work. (Teressa even goes so far as to refuse to let me wear one, not that I would if I could.)