sunny "winter" day

I almost hate to post these pictures when there's a blizzard in NY, but Sunday was a beautiful day - clear, sunny, and unbelievably warm. The birds were out and it smelled like springtime.  Of course, it's January, so this is not seasonably normal weather - global warming? freakish winter? Regardless, we enjoyed it.  There was some morning fog but when it burned off the day was sublime. 

In the late afternoon - after Sebastian got to play soccer on the field for an hour - we drove over to the cemetery on Burnside to see the mountains and city.  We got a gorgeous view of Mt. Hood, still with snow on top despite the recent warm weather.

 

We had a new babysitter come in the morning for a couple of hours - Steve and I went out for pastries and a walk around the Japanese Garden. The children were extra close all day long in the face of a new outsider. It's super sweet to see them rely on each other for comfort and support.

Mount St. Helens, with Mt. Rainier behind it.  Note the fog still blanketing the north part of Portland.

And then we just got silly, asking the children to jump on the grassy hill while I tried to capture it with the camera. It took a LOT of takes, especially to get the timing right with Liesl. Super fun.

Ta-da!!! Both children airborne.