Settling In. . . .

We're at home, becoming a family at last. The photos say it all. Ellie Bing's first encounter with snow was . . . curious and wary. She actually fell face first once, but she didn't cry at all when Daddy picked her up and "dusted" her off. Snow is something she'll have to get to know well here in Northern Virginia.

The Empress sends her exalted greetings to her devoted subjects everywhere!