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Truly the BEST photographer in Western Washington! We tried to throw him off a cliff in China to give the competition a chance. Still no luck for them I suppose.
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We finally convinced Sarah to get her hair cut. Actually I think peer pressure convinced her that a shorter haircut could still be beautiful (translated: princess-like.) Her friends at school have "short" hair and like it. So Sarah was willing to give it a try. This past weekend we also carved up some pumpkins. The…
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The girls got their school pictures back today. Aren't they cute? (Anna said I should put YES or NO after that question. Anna also wanted me to say that her hair is getting longer. Quote: "It really is getting longer.") Sarah got her hair cut short yesterday. I'll post a picture of that tomorrow.
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I've been enjoying this Joseph Arthur song a lot lately (lyrics below). It describes the current state of my heart from an emotional / spiritual standpoint. (Obviously the analogy gets a little confusing because of the first person perspective, but it can be applied loosely.) When you hear the song sung, the lyrics are much…
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Some days beg to be loved. They cry out for our attention like daughters doing cartwheels on the living room carpet. These days where clouds bow out, waving cape and giving way theatrically to cerulean blue sky. Late October days, the beginning of sweater season, when Asian-friendly eyes get kite envy. There's this line of…
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Some photos from the pumpkin patch… I love this time of year.
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This picture is making me hungry right now. Taken at Li Qun's Peking Duck restaurant in Beijing.
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Me and "Jack" (his English name.) He's not really Yao Ming's little brother, but we thought it would be fun to do a little role-reversal for a photo. Fiddler on the Roof. This really is a roof although it looks like the ground…
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My good friend, Jer, (likely soon to be announced as the Best Photographer in Western Washington) just gave me a disc full of China photos he took while visiting us over there. I'm lovin' it. Here are a few pictures you might not have seen on this blog before. Expect more in the days ahead.
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I deactivated my FB account yesterday. It felt so liberating–I gotta admit. Like throwing a bunch of old file folders into the recyle bin. I was curious about FB because of all the initial invites, and after joining it I did make some cool connections with old friends, but ultimately I think it just was…
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