Last Christmas Aria received a year membership at the Portland Children’s Museum. It’s a fun place to take her about once a month to play in a pretend grocery store, veterinarian office and construction dig site. She loves the waterworks, too. It’s a good thing they have waterproof smocks and air dryers:
There are plenty of other things to do at the museum, and the video highlights only some of the exhibits. It’s going to be a fun year!
Aria went on her first Easter egg hunt this year. Lee Farms does such a great job with the event. Kids go out by age group and choose 12 empty plastic eggs. For the little kids there are hundreds of eggs lying around everywhere on the lawn, so there is no pressure to be fast. The plastic eggs are then redeemed at the prize tent for stickers, candy and little toys. Aria had a good time:
You may wonder why a backhoe is featured in the video. Aria is obsessed with them and gets excited every time we drive past one at a construction site. Funny kid!
From the Gospel of Luke (and the lips of Linus from Peanuts):
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Wishing my readers a joyous and merry Christmas.