Do you know the signs of an Alaskan Springtime? We knew we were home on May 10th, our first full day in Alaska.  Here’s how we knew:  there were only sporadic piles of snow in shady spots, tiny little green buds appeared on all the bare trees, every car was filthy dirty from the long winter, and gravel and dust was everywhere from road maintenance…but we felt right at home!  Then, the exciting clues started to show their presence; we saw the first float plane of the season in the air, two Bald Eagles flirted in the skies above the neighborhood, Diane spotted a moose on her way to Barb’s house and the beautiful snow capped Chugach Mountains backdropped the city.   We hit the ground running this past week, or should I say swimming? Here’s a story about the most amazing thing that happened the first week. Days before we left for Alaska, Emily Hale invited us to be present for their kids Taylor and Austin’s water baptism. They are 6 and 9 years old respectively and made the decision to be