Happy Birthdays

A big, slightly belated, happy b-day to #3 from Lang, who, now that she can crawl, seems to be taking on some questionable loyalties. Also, big congratulations to sister Kate, aka loquacious McD, who gave birth yesterday afternoon to a 6 lb., 5 oz. baby boy, Harlan Thomas ("Hal"). He had been projected for Bastille Day but showed up on July 4th. Like french fries, the Statue of Liberty, and Bush-hatred, he started out looking suspiciously French but turned out to be fundamentally American. As Hal's paleogeologist dad likes to say, "Rock on," little H!