Great Mike

Great Mike & the Midgets
Sonya's Uncle Mike came to the Bay Area for a visit, so we popped up to Redwood City on Thursday night to have dinner with him and Sonya's parents. Uncle Mike, or "Great Mike" as he is now affectionately known, lives down in Oceanside (where Karsyn & Ryan's Great Grandparents used to live).

Great Mike got his name from Karsyn a few years ago, after we tried to explain to her that while Sonya calls him "Uncle Mike", she should call him "Great Uncle Mike". In true two year old (or three year old, I don't really remember how old she was, but you get the point) fashion, not everything always computes, so "Great Mike" is what she was able to grasp. So he's been Great Mike ever since.

I have an uncle that everyone calls "Moo-ma", because that's what I called him when I was two or three. Karsyn is obvioulsy more advanced than I was at her age. At least she got Mike's name mixed into the moniker.

Great Mike was up in the Bay Area for a few days, so we only got to spend an evening with him. Mike is one of those guys that you never stop listening to, because if you do, you'll miss something great. So it was a shame that we only got to spend an evening with him. We'll have to get down to Oceanside this Summer.