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
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
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
a birthday party for sweet juliet to celebrate turning one! a lot of bouncing, sliding, and cupcake fun. more recently, we celebrated owen’s third bday and there was a big surprise before we left! first some cakes and snacks… and then a real fire truck! luckily the firemen had a break between calls, and came read more
this year is the first time R could appreciate the hallowe’en thing, and so we decided it was time to introduce her to trick-or-treating. first, the costume, which yours truly made. R and i mutually decided she should be a little clown, and oh, what a cute clown she was! we met up with some read more
We celebrated R’s third birthday this weekend with a little bubble blowing party. fortunately the weather was good and we were able to set up outside with a few balloons, which R was pretty pleased about. i thought she looked remarkably similar to her birthday card from her ee ee. the party was small with read more
this week we celebrated our seventh (!) wedding anniversary. having just taken advantage of free babysitting recently, we took R along on our dinner date to Campagnolo. seven years ago we would never have imagined that we would sitting there, the three of us… so very thankful for our little family. fried chick peas papardelle read more
our talented french-chef-in-the-making cousin elizabeth invited the entire family over for a home-cooked meal. we enjoyed amazing food while elizabeth and her helpers slaved away in the kitchen… thank you! the lobster bisque with puff pastry squid ink risotto with lobster and those were just the appetizers. there was also salmon, steak, duck, and then read more
we took advantage of another beautiful summer day in vancouver and decided to try biking the seawall around stanley park. since it’s probably been over a decade since i’ve ridden a bicycle, i was nervous i would wipe out so we opted to rent a tandem-bike while helen pulled R in a chariot. a bit read more