another summer gone… this time we spent two months in vancouver visiting family and friends. sounds like a long time but in fact it flew by. a few highlights… family and friends: shenanigans: loving our old fisher price toys found my old graduation hat epic tiger face painting little vancouver friends
we spent a beautiful morning at maplewood farm in north vancouver. the little farm was the perfect size for a small person, and after seeing all the animals, we had a picnic lunch before going home. ponies. sheep. attempt number one to see the bunnies. all the bunnies were hiding (for good reason) from the read more
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
R completed her first year of school! hurray! to celebrate the end of year, her class invited us to a tea where the children served their parents. i was impressed. last day of school!
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 read more
Popo came to visit us earlier this month, just in time for Mother’s Day!
last month we attended our church retreat at black mountain, NC. it was short but sweet, a nice getaway from the busyness of everyday life.
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