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Beckham fills-in the blanks

For weeks Beckham has been singing "E I E I O" to himself everywhere, all the time. We decided to help him out with a little context. He definitely got the idea with just a little prompting :-)

Gotta love the classic Beckham facial expressions and the big finish...

Singing Beckham from Bethany Hoang on Vimeo.

The Pale Green

Finally, it's happening. I've been watching and waiting, scrutinizing, wondering...

Intermittent sunshine intermixing with cold rain this month. Heavy fog this morning. And then - Sunshine. Tulip trees blooming, cherry blossoms, well, blossoming, daffodils shining their sunny yellow.

AND.

The pale pale green of new life is starting to grow on the branches.

Trees so bare and dormant, now ready to burst. But they will make us wait... and in so doing offer a beautiful reward for patience - slow, slow, growing pale green turning ever darker, leaves pushing out their full furl over days and even weeks, eventually forming thick canopies offering cool shade.

But for now, the pale green. 

My very favorite transition moment of the year.

Nostalgia

Every now and then  - or, quite often - I love to remember France. Anthony and I spent some time there a few years ago (including a few days with his parents), and there's just something about the country, and certainly Paris, that awakens me a bit, fills my senses, gets my imagination churning. I'm convinced I'd be a better and more prolific writer if we lived there from time to time :-) But perhaps photos and memories can be effective too...

Four photos from the archives:

       

Viet Toc

Beckham attended his first Viet Toc benefit dinner this past week. Anthony's Mom has been deeply involved with this ministry to the persecuted Montagnard people in the highlands of Viet Nam, and twice yearly she coordinates a benefit dinner/concert/auction attended by 600+ people from all over the mid-atlantic region.

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of Viet Toc. If you're interested in sponsoring a child's education, health, and protection through this ministry, information can be found on their website (there is both a Vietnamese language and English language section).

Beckham donned the traditional clothing of the Montagnard people for the occasion and, as usual, charmed the masses.

    

Snowy Stroll

Love strolling our neighborhood with Anthony and Beckham. Has been awhile since we ventured out, coffee mugs in hand, for some fresh air. Along the way I discovered Anthony had a little bit of an alterior, er, additional motive for wanting to take a stroll - he had plans to spy on our neighbor's paint color. You could say we have quite a bit of home maintenance on the brain!

Saturday Lattes

Tryst, Adams Morgan, DC, with Kelly Cotter. Beckham charmed the masses. Took a little pause to down his fuel.