Once again we’ve been blessed with the chance to travel to China for business. This time we arrived in Beijing for a few days, and then traveled down to Shanghai for the medical conference. We were picked up at the airport by our English-speaking Chinese guide and driver who took us around to some ofContinue reading “ni hao, once more”
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some photos
I got some good shots of the kids in their Halloween costumes on our porch. Thankfully, there was no school that day so we had plenty of time to get dressed up and take some pictures. Usually the day of Halloween is such a rush that I never get good ones unless I dress themContinue reading “some photos”
ni hao again!
Last year one of the top hospitals in China paid for Derek and I to come to Shanghai so he could present some research at a medical conference along with some other foreign and Chinese doctors. (Click here to read about our trip.) They were gracious enough to invite us back again this year, andContinue reading “ni hao again!”
i can hardly believe…
…that this beautiful girl is 11 years old! Happy Birthday to my sweet Ashley! I’m so proud of you and I love you so much! Typical Ashley: reading a book (currently Catching Fire) making a craft snuggling and playing with her baby sister being responsible eating slowly with her new orthodontic appliances staying organized playingContinue reading “i can hardly believe…”
it happened like this…
This would normally be the post where I would tell you all about our happenings over the last month or so. But I’ve decided that this blog needs to be mainly a scrapbooking/crafty blog and that my family updates need their own blog. I’ll still post pictures and funny antics occasionally, but not regularly andContinue reading “it happened like this…”
it happened like this…
Well, today is the last day of school for us and the kids are SOOO excited. The boys were so funny doing fist pumps and screaming, “YES!” when they came home from school. Although the weather’s hardly felt like Spring, let alone Summer, we are definitely ready to slow our schedule down. Here’s a bitContinue reading “it happened like this…”
it happened like this…
Hope all you mommies and grandmommies out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Now for the benefit of our mommies and grandmommies, here’s a little family update with some videos and photos for your viewing pleasure: Derek:1. Presented a poster at the Heart Rhythm Society conference in San Fransisco. Got to meet his high schoolContinue reading “it happened like this…”
to my mom
For Mother’s Day I thought I would look through some of my photos and find ones of my mom that I felt exemplified who she is as a woman and mother. I tried to find ones that just seemed like Mom. I made them into this little collage here and looked at them. As IContinue reading “to my mom”
unbelievable
As some of you know, we lived in the Birmingham, Alabama area for almost six years and only moved out west just last August. We actually still own our home out there and are leasing it with the plan that the renters will purchase it this summer. Obviously when reports started to surface about aContinue reading “unbelievable”
spring break in san diego
Sunday night we got back from an awesome spring break in gorgeous San Diego, CA. We stayed in La Jolla and spent three days at Sea World, and one day in La Jolla visiting the LDS temple, the Mormon Batallion visitor center (way cool), the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, and the La Jolla Cove tideContinue reading “spring break in san diego”