My little "big" fish!

Well, today marked Jada's 7th swim lesson here in Portland and I must say she is coming along! She is now in the "big" pool and is swimming very well. We are so proud of her! She found these flippers today and would not let them go.

Good Friends!

Such a great visit to OKC! We got to catch up with some of our good friends, saw two amazing Thunder games ( which the series with the Lakers is now 2-2 ) Go Thunder!! went to the Arts Festival, and went to a event at a casino in Oklahoma ( blackjack was fun, felt a tad like Vegas...lol) and looked for a new home..... It was a very packed but fun trip! These pictures are from Jada's best friend in Oklahoma's birthday party art VZD's which we took a cab to get to right when we landed....wouldn't miss it Pie! We love you!! Happy 5th!

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma, where the wind comes
sweepin' down the plain,
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell
sweet
When the wind comes right behind the
rain.
Oklahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb
and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
makin' lazy circles in the sky.

We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say - Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-ee ay!
We're only sayin' You're doin' fine,
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma - O.K."


.....and we're off to Oklahoma until Sunday! Gotta love this State!

A First for Everything

Jada's first attempt on her bike

and she's off!

Santa brought Jada a bike this past Christmas and this was her first time on it! Something is wrong with that, it's April! Anyways, it was quite amusing because she wanted to brake every two seconds and she looked everywhere else except straight ahead as if she was on a conveyor belt... all in all, she did pretty good, but we definitely need to work on steering a bit, thank goodness driving permits don't come until 15, we got some time!

 

and a look at Lijy...he is so into the washer! 

Easter Sunday!

one egg. represents an individual
a dozen eggs. represents us as a family
a relationship. represents teaching and learning
a bird. represents life

God gave us a life to teach and learn as a family and as individuals. What we do in this life from what we've learned is what counts.

Spring Break!

all we wanted for spring break was......snow! so, we went and found it! It was a 3 1/2 hour drive away but we got it and it was a great time for a change of scenery. We spent 4 days over in Sunriver with some close friends of ours and took a family trip to Mt. Bachelor for the day. My husband has never been sledding a day in his life, so to see him pacing down the mountain on an inner tube was quite amusing. Life after basketball....needless to say, we are enjoying it!

our family at the slopes!
                                                        

mase on a tube

Jada's very first ski lesson!

beautiful Mt. Bachelor

all dressed up and nowhere to go except for the slopes!