this year i helped the children at church prepare a song to sing for the congregation, “As High As the Heavens”. it was uber cute, but more importantly, God was glorified. Sunday school craft after church we had two easter meals: first an easter lunch at the perry’s, (then nap) and then an easter dinner read more
we were so happy to get the chance to meet up with my cousin who was in town for the NC Literary Festival in Raleigh. we joined Marjie and Junot for dinner and then were able to enjoy Junot’s session at the festival. R was excited to get her book signed…which she can read in read more
weather’s been weird this year. more snow and ice from a few weeks ago, and although it wasn’t that bad, it was enough to close the schools and shut down traffic again. here are some belated pics from another snow day. pretty view of fresh fallen snow. “booty” the snowman, with a macaroni face and read more
the US snowstorm from last week brought us an inch of snow too, enough for school to be closed for the day. this was our first snow of the season and so we eager to go out and play. lack of snow gear didn’t stop us though… plastic bags stuffed inside our shoes worked just read more
we had fun with chinese new year decorations this year, which joe was able to bring back from vancouver. the holiday is pretty foreign for people here in nc, and so R and i were able to bring chinese new year things to her school and teach her class about it, including giving out hong read more
a few weeks ago we went to charlotte for a much needed ikea-run. we took the opportunity to spend a couple of hours at discovery place, a fun little science museum.
we took our family on a roadtrip to charleston for a few days before christmas. we returned to the inn at middleton place because we enjoyed it so much the last time. idyllic views on the middleton plantation. hanging around on magnolia plantation. seeing the sights around charleston. we got to enjoy the beautiful christmas read more
christmas this year was a quiet one here in chapel hill. we really missed seeing our dear family and friends in vancouver, but it was also nice to stay put and not have to travel this season. in the weeks leading up to christmas, we were able to attend a couple christmas parties, including a read more
R’s first school concert! it was so fun to watch and enjoy their little performance. she was really cute in her tutu and borrowed ballet slippers which kept falling off. R even managed to remember her one french line: “on a un message!”. the children prepared gifts for their parents. love these!
this is a month late… sorry! R got to do fun thanksgiving things at school, including help make apple tarts to bring home. thanksgiving day involved a lot of eating! first i was invited to a thanksgiving breakfast with some wonderful women from church. then thanksgiving “dinner” (at 1pm) potluck. stuffing ourselves with the array read more