Our Weekend in a Waft

Rather than backtrack to and through the holidays--which we may or may not blog about--we're here to share some highlights from our slamdunk weekend. Besides, holiday talk in mid-January is like old Christmas treats: they still taste fine but conjure up happy memories amid the bleak of back-to-work-business-as-usual-blah. Wow. I'm really off to a great start here. Enough. Here are the pictures.
Friday

Ben's 6-month birthday Home Made Smiley Face Pizza. Halfy Birthday Baby Ben!!

Halfy Cake for Halfy Boy.

The microscopic smidge offered to Ben did not go unnoticed.

With uncanny speed he swiped through the cake and slathered his face. Even Lightning Girl's reflexes were no match for Halfy Boy.

 Saturday

Getting ready for a run in the running strol-strol.

We used a shower curtain and clothes pins for a wind cover. Ariel gets full credit for the design and creation.

 Sunday

Abe having dinner with his friend Wesley.

The Jackson's, Angelos's, and Marshall's enjoying Sunday dinner together. Our ward has blessed us with some great friendships.

 Monday Morning: The View Out Our Window Part II
This morning we looked out our windows to see deer, woodpeckers, pheasants, and ducks. I looked and looked for squirrels but got nothing. And squirrels are my favorite of all.

Ducks diving.

 Monday Afternoon: Reading MLK @ Linc. Mem
If I were a tweeter, I would have tweeted the above. With some cool link. Here's the cool link. We went to the Lincoln Memorial and read Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech. Really powerful words that ring true and still merit our attention. But we're grateful for how far we've come in race relations and hope that we can play a small part in improving them in the workplace, church, and community.

Abe and Abe II. Much more comfortable with him since our last visit.

Air and Space play.

 

Standing in front of the original Wright Flyer.

Great weekends make great weeks which make great weekends. Onward.