tidbits

Steve's team had a full on photo shoot last week - hair and makeup first (oh can't you tell?), and then six hours of this:

getting the hair done! and look at all of the makeup brushes - !

They're in Qinhuangdao (seaside resort town) for a 10-day training camp, which - via email - I hear is going well (not getting driven into the ground, food is mediocre but edible). And they have Sunday morning off and are going to see the Great Wall - where it begins, near the sea somewhere. If only I could convince him to guest blog on here....

october 16: a few days shy of seven weeks, filling out a 6 month sleeper, and smiling!!

Hendrik is talking about Nicholas the Bunny (from this darling story) in the above video: apparently he's moved out of his hollow tree and into his breakfast strawberry...

a quote taped to the side of the alarm clock in the room - had to share! ("Share your happiness with others today")