Days of Gladness

I have a little Spencer with a fever today, he is currently experiencing the joys of teething and he only wants to be held. So I figured I would be happy to quit mudding the sheetrock in the basement to hold him and post a new entry in the blog- good excuse right?!

I am so delighted that the winter has been mild this year and that spring is graciously making it's grand entrance into our lives. The magnolias have bloomed and the daffodils are smiling and nodding at me all through town. The pear trees and peaches and nectarines and quince have let out their blossoms for me to savor, and the sun shines and the breeze blows and gives me every reason for rejoicing.
Not to mention Joseph returns for a few days on Saturday!

Mystery Train Dinner Theater At Californos in KC

Today I have gladness in wonderful friends old and new. These last few weeks I have been realizing how truly precious it is to keep relationships vibrant- my goal is to reach out and remember that happiness comes from small acts of kindness and that I can do something small each day. 

There is no doubt that it will always enrich my life- no matter my circumstances. 

Without fail I always get more back in return than my efforts ever warrant. 

On February 29th (a.k.a Leap Day) in honor of our friends, Karl and Julie Savage, I took the kids out of school to enjoy the day at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. We met up with our other good friends from Lawrence, Liz Berghout and her girls and displayed our "mild civil disobedience" in taking Leap Day back! It was the perfect arrangement and a lovely way to catch up!

Some of our favorites this trip:

Zach was enamored by this one- the reflections would change with the angle at which you observed-
it was very fun to look at!

So glorious! Photography is one of my favorite mediums.

This was a wonderful moment during our visit- you can ride in the art to see the art; consider us amused!

A new favorite for sure!

Gorgeous inlaid wood on this piece, it made me think of Joseph and how he would enjoy the craftsmanship.

A moment of meditation

The kids wanted me to take a picture of the real mummy,
but I really feel these Egyptian moments bring me much more joy!