Leaving Beloved Berkeley

It's with a great sigh of sadness and nostalgia that we leave the Bay area. Although the time has flown by, we've been here quite awhile now -- 8 years for Nicole, 7 for Ben.

Here's a list of some of the things we've obtained during our time here:

* 1 master's degree
* 1 marriage
* 2 PhDs
* 2 beautiful daughters
* over 500,000 frequent flier miles ;)

We'll miss the mild weather, the variety of nearby nature, the lack of mosquitoes, the endless selection of good eats, and the wacky politics. Most of all, though, we will miss our many many wonderful friends who have been so supportive during our transitions from bumbling confused students, to bumbling confused parents, to our new adventure as bumbling confused ex-pats.

Father Ben

Here's Ben with his 2 babies

Here's Ben with his 3 babies ;)

More baby pictures

Baby Leena is Here!

Hooray! Baby Leena has arrived!

Here's her stats.

Name: Leena Audrey Bellows
Birth time/date: July 1, 2009 at 6:22pm
Location: Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA
Weight/length: 7 lbs 5 oz; 20 inches

All is well at the Bellweather household thus far....

Links to other photos:

http://www.our365.com/newbornportraits/babydetail.aspx?birthid=f4d37bee-ad34-4314-8802-7897b7e0e3a9&babyid=07afeae4-704a-4b3e-9470-23bcbbe11359