Friendship

"Friendship" said pooh, "is a very comforting sort of thing." ~ Winnie the Pooh

This last weekend our family had the joy of welcoming some very dear friends to Malibu. Ryan Buskirk and Nick Russell were up for the weekend and Kara Meier has stayed on to help out with the Julie and kiddos through the coming weekend. It's a real treasure to get to spend time with people that you respect, admire, and feel completely comfortable around.

Nick is graduating from high school in a few weeks and we are sad to miss such a big milestone in his life. However, we are grateful that he will be joining us again at the end of June for some quality time together. Madeline adores Nick as an older brother of sorts and was happy to spend time with him. Matt and Julie also appreciate the opportunity to spend time with Nick in such a busy season of his life.

Kara is a former cheerleader from Julie's coaching days at Life Christian and member of a mentor group she led. She is home from APU and helping out with the kiddos for a few weeks. It has been very refreshing having her around as Matt's work demands a lot of his time and attention. Julie and Kara are enjoying working out together, helping out the interns with tasks that still need to be completed before session camps begin and just spending time together.

Madeline Grace Cyr meet Madeline Grace Powell. Yes! Both of these darlings have the same name and are only a few months apart in age. Maddie and Maddie are looking forward to many more dress up days, hours of pretend, and coloring when Maddie P returns for a month in July. What a fun weekend we had with people we have run into over the years. We look forward to developing stronger relationships and ties this summer.

We've had a couple of requests to hear an update on the cat. As some of you know we trekked Julie's parents Siamese cat, Ciscoe up to the Canadian wilderness to hunt mice. He has not failed us yet. Our first run in with a mouse left Julie on the phone at 11:00 pm trying to hunt down Matt to come help out with the 'squeaker' that was scurrying through the house. Ciscoe grabbed the mouse from the children's room but the mouse got away when he set it down to play with it. Two days later the mouse was left outside of Matt and Julie's room as gift. Almost as Ciscoe's way of saying that he has earned his keep. We aren't exactly sure what he brought in last night, nor do we care to know. He is now in his element and doing what he does best.

And finally, we had the opportunity to spend an evening at Chatterbox Falls in the beautiful sanctuary of the Princess Louisa Inlet. The spray coming out from the falls showered both Maddie and Matt while we made the most of every photo opportunity. It truly is a great place to come visit if ever you get the chance. Julie's grandparents have yachted up here in the past which was special to her to share in that connection. Many other dignitaries, celebrities, and adventure seeking persons have sought to make this a destination visit in their travel itineraries for good reason.

Sending our love and well wishes to everyone back home. Please send letters, photos, or drawings if you think about it. We love to receive mail and think of our friends and family often.

"I knew when I met you, an adventure was going to happen!" ~Winnie the Pooh

The Cyr's