Growing and Flowing

Last Sunday the Baha’i School hosted the 9^th day of Ridvan celebration. We had a nice hall in the Nielson Library at Smith College (close to the hall where the children’s classes are every week). Each age group brought something to share. Our group, the young ones, made a huge poster in which we used cut out pictures from magazines to answer three questions that the kids came up with about God. What does God love? Is God powerful? And is God gentle? Isaiah’s group dressed up and read some parts of the story of what happened that day in Baghdad as Baha’u’llah was saying goodbye to everyone. (which reminds me, our friend Druzelle Cederquist wrote a great piece for the Religion and Spirituality section at the UPI website On_the_Banks_of_the_Tigris about the contrast with what is happening now in Baghdad and what happened 144 years ago when Baha’u’llah was in that garden…) Back to the presentation… Isaiah stood up and clearly read a nice long section. It was awesome to watch.

I include more spring pictures. Having the smells and moisture in the air is intoxicating. We are eating our meals outside, shooting baskets, having water fights, throwing our kids in the air… you know typical stuff.

During quiet time a lot of the times Amán will choose to draw and Isaiah of course is still devouring this series called Spiderwick. Everyone is growing up and moving along… growing and flowing.

In other news, David and Ali jumped off a bridge in Costa Rica (bungee)… serious freaks… Aria and James are trying to sell their house in NM so they can move forward with their move out this way to Boston… and of course the huuuuuuugggggge news is that Xinxin has finally arrived and is settling in with her sexy hubby uncle Salad in LA… welcome Xinxin!!! We can’t wait to see you in a month or so… Junio verdad? Other news? Gianni and David are close to finding out if they have an Ela or a Tristen… (we can’t wait guys!!! And Gianni I still can’t believe you let him jump off a bridge!!!).