The Here and Now

Hello!  Its been awhile!  I have missed sharing life via blogging and so I decided to its time to get back on the saddle.  I was thinking I could do a recap, but then I would never do a recap because it would mean lots to recap, so I am just going to get to the here and now.  Its the end of March.  And it has been sunny and will continue to be sunny through next week!  At least according to the weatherman, who I should not put my full confidence in.  Its weeks like this that I need to remember when it is June 15th and it is still cloudy and cool and rainy, the sun does shine in Portland.  Spring has been beautiful and never ceases to amaze me!  I think that is also why these sunny days make it so amazing.  Its like the Wizard of Oz.  The winter is the black and white segment and then we go through a tornado and the sun comes out and its all colorful and beautiful.  Everyone comes out and there is life all around.  Parks are full of people, the bike paths are full of bikers besides the resilient commuters who made it through the black and white winter, and there is just color everywhere!  Pops of yellow, pink, red, white, purple all amidst the green foliage that surrounds us here.  Signs of new life!  Easter is here and we are reminded of New Life.  The beauty in that surpasses all new life in Spring.  We are getting to celebrate the reason for New Life in Christ and that is a beautiful thing!

So besides the beauty of Spring, we have been enjoying life as a family this week.  Michael has been off of school for Spring Break, so it has been nice to have him around without too much stress of school work hanging over his head.   We have had some mini family adventures and one lead us to the rose garden.  However there was no roses at the rose garden, it was a fun place for the kids to just run around.  And boy did they ever.  Maia had a bright pink dress on and she was probably the most colorful thing there. 

I just have to say I love this picture of Maia singing on the stage.  This is her free spirit singing and dancing not caring who is around and what others are thinking and wanting to sing because its fun to sing and dance on a stage.  I pray that never changes! 

Well there you have it.  A little update on what we are doing right now.  Yes our adventures are not extravagant, but it does not take much to be an adventure and when you are on it with these two little kiddos!  Happy Easter!