This time we are in north-west Washington state, at Mikhail’s dad and stepmom’s house. They live on a bay, and it’s warm and sunny here. A gorgeous location for a relaxing week away. Of course we’re traveling with a toddler, preschooler, whatever you want to call him, so it can only get so relaxing. Elan is doing his version of Jekyll and Hyde – alternately being extraordinarily charming and a non-stop tantrum-throwing fussy mess. Oh, travel with a 2.5-year-old is so full of surprises!