We celebrated Brandan's birthday on Monday. We started out with breakfast together at 6:30 am before Brandan headed to work. He hit the ground running in his new position as area medical director for Providence for Southern Oregon and hasn't slowed down all week. We caught up with him again in the evening for a birthday dinner and cake. We love Brandan for his gentle goodness, work ethic, multitudinous skills and kindness.
Here is Brandan's birthday problem for this year. Hint: in Jewish tradition, seven is the number that symbolizes perfection.
We finished assembling our jigsaw puzzle this week. According to the story included with the puzzle, a giant comet was speeding towards us and would destroy the earth unless we assembled a laser to demolish it.
We scoured the puzzle for clues that would reveal how to build the laser. Some of the clues were easy to spot, others were more challenging and often we got carried away and made the puzzle even more complicated than it was intended to be.
We loved the clever solution to the puzzle. The clues hidden in the puzzle picture led us to 6 puzzle pieces, each labeled with a different number. By removing those pieces from their separate locations along the border of the puzzle and reassembling them together in the middle, we created the laser. It was a fun and satisfying conclusion.
Abe did school at a friend's house this week. It's an odd and frustrating school year, so we're especially thankful for bright moments like this one. From the left are Jake, Ashton, Malakai, Spencer, Camden and Abe.
Sofi finished painting her longboard and it looks beautiful. The Chinese character is the word for enlightenment, or the moment when a lightbulb goes off in your head.
Five of us hiked Upper Tablerock on a cold, sunny Saturday afternoon. Because of recent rain, everything was green and fresh.
Gibson found the remains of concentric rock circles and replaced some rocks to complete the design. The formation reminded Helen of viking graves we saw in Denmark.
Sofi heads back to school tomorrow so Becky coaxed the kids into a group photo after church. We've enjoyed having Sofi home very much and will miss her. Every night, Brandan and Becky have gone to bed to the sounds of our kids talking and laughing downstairs, just getting started with their late night jam sessions. It's a beautiful sound.
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