The moment that I first see my parents walking through the gate at our local airport on Christmas Day....
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| Watching Mom on the giant swing! |
The ending moments of a victorious Scrabble game with Noah - great bday gift, Noah!
The moment that I remember that I married a folk dancer...
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| Mike found his clogging shoes when he cleaned out the garage, and we convinced him to give us a demonstration. |
The early-morning moments, walking out of Pouakai hut while everyone else was still sleeping, past the boys' sleeping bags on top of the pass, to the tarns....
The moment I walked into the piano studio to find Dad sitting in a sunbeam teaching physics. Family testimony meeting.
The moment when I stood inside a rainbow with Mercy...
As you walk closer to Maricopa Falls, a circular rainbow appears all around you. By the time Mercy and I were close enough to see the rainbow, we had taken off our shoes because of the mud up to our shins, soaked in spray.
Other moments...
- Each time contrasting theme comes up in Danny's Prokofiev Concerto.
- Watching 3 boys sauntering ahead of me on the way out of Star Wars 7 - all in step, discussing and laughing...
- Glow worms in the pouring rain
- Close-up look at some baby stilts living in a thermal lake in Rotorua
- Walking across the red bridge during Festival of the Lights at Pukekura Park.
- 3 Sisters beach. We passed through a double arch at the end of the hike, only the turn around and see that it was actually a double-double arch. 4 arches!
Books of the week:
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| Family read-aloud every Christmas |
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| The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis |
