Miles

I (Ben) made a quick trip down to LA to visit my nephew, Miles, who was born on November 22. Peter and Jill, two thirds of the SoCalAllens, have posted some nice pics and stories about Miles on their site, so I won't spend too much time here on it. I will give you some nice pics though, in reverse order of my trip.

Here are some crazy ponies on Main Street in Santa Monica.


Peter started a tradition in our generation of the Allen family of getting an 18 year old bottle of Scotch for a guy when he has kid. A very important part of the tradition is to drink at least 4 or 5 fingers worth at the first sitting. Since we were in SoCal in December, we figured we'd set up a backgammon table outside to enjoy the weather. Gotta love LA.

Another sign that you're in LA: here's new mom, Jill, with a Juicy Couture baby bag. Jill's doing a great job with Miles as a mom. She's a natural (of course, Miles is the mellowest new born I've ever met...but still).

Bird of paradise with a Santa Monica attraction blue in the background. As a NorCalian with eastern Massachusetts roots, I've never been a huge fan of Los Angeles, but a weekend in Santa Monica certainly opened my eyes. It's a pretty sweet place.

And the man of the post, mister Miles. This is his trademark "What, me worry?" pose.