Holiday Night Lights

Hannah's first night in Chicago was graced with a serene and hushed bed-time viewing of Memaw and Boppa's Christmas Tree. While not apparent in this picture, the kaleidoscope of colors and branches did not have a calming effect. In fact, it inspired quite the opposite! One can only imagine what this beautiful light show did to fire up those little Hannah Wollan Lacey neurons and synapses! Amazingly, Hannah seemed to understand instructions the next morning "to be gentle" with the tree and all its decorations, and she did not mistreat a single branch, light or ornament during her entire 15 day visit. She spent plenty of time pointing and touching, but she was very respectful of the many strange wonders hanging from the tree... this picture was taken the same day of Hannah's flight from San Francisco to Chicago, and was a fitting finale to a long and rewarding day of travel. Good night, Chicago...