Category Archives: Friends & Family

chicago friends in vancouver

it was wonderful to have friends we knew from chicago come through vancouver and pay us a visit. we brought jackie (our fellow canadian, now kentuckian egyptologist) to brunch at sophie’s. then we had the pleasure of hosting debra for a few days in the midst of her westcoast roadtrip. making friends with auntie debra. read more »

dedicating rebecca

we held a dedication for rebecca, committing her to the Lord. it was a meaningful time of thanksgiving and prayer, which we spent with family and friends. we were very grateful to have randy, one of our pastors, come into our home and lead our mini-service. afterwards we had food!

happy father’s day!

skyping with daddy in israel this morning…. happy father’s day!! we love you daddy! see you soon!

matia turns five!

happy birthday matia! amazing how time flies… boo boo was only 6 weeks old when we got married. and now we’re celebrating her fifth birthday with rebecca! we joined a small family celebration at “spicy court”. make a wish! jump dee dee, jump!

visiting julie and liz

i forgot to post these pics from last month from our visit to see julie and liz. our snacks were both delicious and beautiful. our babies, stella and rebecca.

mother’s day 2: sunday breakfast

my first mother’s day! helen and i joined forces and made breakfast featuring fresh scones for everyone. happy mothers!

mother’s day 1: dinner at minerva’s

we celebrated mother’s day with grandma L at minerva’s in kerridale. mum mum… rebecca and grandma L. happy mother’s day!

easter weekend hike

last week helen brought me and rebecca up to north van to join chris, janet and maddy for a hike in lynn canyon over the easter long weekend. afterwards we all had a nice lunch. matching white hoodies!

happy landing!

a couple of weeks ago, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of my dad’s landing in Canada. we felt very thankful as we reflected on the many blessings our family has received. for the special occasion, we went to season’s restaurant at queen elizabeth park. our table had a perfect view! it was a beautiful day read more »

lox & bagels with gina & jon

gina and jon were in town for a conference. they had a spare afternoon and so we crashed helen’s place and caught up over lox and bagels. thanks gina for the photos!