A Night of Firsts

October 2003 Rynn showing off her first two teeth

October 2008
Rynn showing off her FIRST LOST TOOTH! (She counted backwards from ten in Japanese before 'Blast OFF!' when I was allowed to pull)


Hope's new location at 32nd and Taylor- an awesome location in the heart of SE Portland (right between Belmont and Hawthorne)

Eleanor posing in front of the new building. "Mommy," she said tonight, "church is really fun."

Some out of focus pics (bad lighting and an almost dead camera battery) of the interior of the church. Lots of room to grow and a sort of "in the round" kind of feel.

It was a night of firsts in Portland tonight. A rite of passage for our family and for our church. Rynn lost her first tooth without much drama and with lots of excitement. I can't believe I have a child old enough to not have a tooth in the front of her mouth and to be able to ride a school bus (haven't done it yet, but Rynn is putting the hard sell on us to let her do it).

Our church, Hope Presbyterian, moved into a new location which offers more reasonable rent, a better sanctuary for our needs, and lots of room to grow...plus a very cool old church right in the heart of the neighborhood we are trying to reach. Win, win all around.