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turning five

sherwin — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 04:30:42 +0000

We celebrated R’s big 5 with an artsy birthday party at home. (thanks to our friend Kelby for taking many of the photos for us!). As R’s friends arrived, we welcomed them with facepainting and then they played in our balloon room on the covered porch outside.

once everyone arrived, they painted birdhouses

then an early lunch

next was time for a game (we played the crayon drop game) and a story about colors, called “mix it up”

finally birthday cake time!

happy birthday to our sweet and silly girl!

north carolina snow

sherwin — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 02:44:23 +0000

snow here in NC is quite the novelty… when it snowed last month, school was closed and everyone (it felt like) went out to make snowmen! I’ve never seen so many snow men in my life. at home, R got good use of her snow boots and gloves:

after the first snowfall in the early evening, we quickly went out and made our first snowman even though it was late because we were afraid it would melt…

turns out we didn’t need to worry, because we got plenty more snow later in the week. snow man family, and our snow bunny and snow dog.

pretty art with a snowy background

giant snowman we found on the street.

a spoonful of sugar

sherwin-old — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:40:56 +0000

the few more pics from our vancouver trip. a big highlight was watching the Mary Poppins musical, a Christmas gift from Helen.

toboganning

family dinners and karaoke

board games

and trains!

a very superhero christmas

sherwin-old — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 04:31:54 +0000

a few more christmas cards for family. R learned how to draw a star!

visit with santa. R asked for a toy trumpet!

we spent christmas eve with family and friends with the usual hot pot meal

christmas morning pancakes and presents!

supergirl looking over the city!

“it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas…”

sherwin-old — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 05:07:25 +0000

who needs christmas light shows when you can just walk over to the neighbor’s yard and admire the giant snowglobe?

jesus birthday party… mmm the cupcakes were yummy!

i helped organize a christmas song that the children performed for church. they did a great job!

and finally a visit from Judith and Terry.

decorating for christmas

sherwin-old — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 05:02:07 +0000

decorating for christmas is our favorite! we painted pinecones from the yard, and made a new felt wreath.

Rebecca made this ornament herself at school! I love it.

fall family photos

sherwin-old — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:17:13 +0000

just some nice family pictures at duke gardens from last month.

fall miscellaneous

sherwin-old — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:17:40 +0000

pumpkins. “too bright!”

flowers at the farmer’s market

a lot of raking to do. and leaf pile jumping.

craft from our church mission conference. “Jesus said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

father’s day

sherwin-old — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:36:57 +0000

we were able to celebrate father’s day this year in vancouver. but first, an early father’s day card before traveling. fish on her card to match the fish on her cheek.

father’s day in vancouver

home sweet home

sherwin-old — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 07:17:20 +0000

it’s hard to believe, but we are home owners! after many years of apartment living and renting, it feels good to settle down and have something of our own.

stairs!

our empty living room… but look, we have a new piano and we are very happy about that!

i like the view outside our kitchen nook. so does the little gremlin.

our backyard. an endless supply of sticks and acorns.