That's what Ellie's calling the inauguration, and I can't really argue with her. Hard to say which I enjoyed more -- Obama's swearing-in and speech, or the sight of that helicopter, taking Dubya far, far away. Either way, elation is putting it mildly.
I had meant to post these back in November, but since everything around here is running behind schedule, I hope you don't mind these pics, taken the day after the election, the best birthday present a girl could ask for:
It is astonishing to me that these girls have lived their entire lives under the shadow of Bush's presidency. Now it feels as if the sun has finally come out. I cannot help but believe that the next four (and I hope, eight) years of their lives will be brighter and better.
