Big News!

In case we haven't told you yet, Mugger and Bug (along with their Papa and Mama) are moving to Corvallis, Oregon! We weren't looking to move at all (being that Nonnie and Gramps are here and not there), but when we visited the church there last weekend, we knew it was God telling us it was time to move. So... sometime this summer, late June perhaps, Mugger and Bug will be residents of the Pacific Northwest.

I don't think Bug has any idea what's going on, but when we told Mugger that we'd be moving, he was quite excited. We had told him that we were visiting Corvallis last weekend in hopes that God would give us the answer as to whether we should move, so when he saw us Monday morning, he asked, "Did you get the answer?" When we told him, he said, "Yes! That's the answer I was praying for!"

Anyway, here's a sample of the record-breaking weather during our visit to Corvallis:
Yes, that's snow and Papa went mountain biking in it immediately after this pic. We could have taken our picture in hail as well since Corvallis was experiencing some very unusual April weather. There was sleet, rain, and sunshine, too, so it was a bit of everything.

Mugger and Bug did not join us for this trip, though hopefully they will for the house-hunting one. They stayed with Nonnie and Gramps and insisted sleeping on the floor together the night we returned-- Bug thought she should get to sleep on the floor, too, if Mugger got a sleeping bag. Such precious kiddos!

And not nearly so earth-shattering, but their Spring Portraits are in the slideshow now! Enjoy!

This Little Light of Mine...

It sure is neat to watch Mugger and Bug grow in faith. Bug's new bedtime routine is to pray for everyone she knows! Usually she repeats after me line by line, but tonight, she prayed by herself: "Dear God, please be with Papa. Keep him safe and help him have good rest. In Your name we pray, amen."

Mugger has been excited to see our Resurrection Eggs make their reappearance as we prepare for Easter and has been teaching Bug what all the items inside the eggs mean. He has even gotten her just as excited as he is when he shouts, "The empty egg reminds us of the empty tomb!" Bug even tried to share this lesson with her fellow two year old buddies in Sunday School this morning when they had an "egg hunt" in class with a bunch of empty eggs.