I didn’t get to go skiing because it poured rain on my days off, which would have made the drive to Tahoe dangerous, so instead, I made a very quick trip to Sacramento on Friday evening. I hadn’t seen the Mizushima’s in over a year, so it was a long overdue visit. Ellie has grown so much, and in addition to her singing skills, she’s become quite the little photographer. At only 3-1/2 years old, I thought her pics were pretty good!

This was the storm I was about to drive into, about 30 minutes from Janet’s house. Yikes.

And this is my little friend Ellie, playing “family” with some of her toys.

This is Ellie’s pic of Janet and me. Pretty good, huh?

And this is her pic of the family dog, Tyler.

And a pic of dad, Koichi, and cat, Blackie.

