Some friends recently handed down a toy keyboard from their kids to ours. It has become the most popular toy in the house. Elisabeth almost never puts it down and even fell asleep with it in her clutches a few days ago.
Category Archives: Life
Warm Alaska Day
Warm weather has been the order of the day in Fairbanks for most of this winter. Yes, we have had our -40 days, but while the Lower 48 was freezing, we were usually above normal. Here are the kids enjoying a warm, outside-day recently. Oh … Read More →
An Early Night?
Sarah has been challenging us by staying up far too long these past couple of weeks. Tonight we were excited to see her awake for much of the day and most of the evening. This photo was taken at 10pm, when she had been awake … Read More →
Just Before Six
People around Fairbanks start to get excited this time of year as our daylight increases by nearly seven minutes per day. I took this picture from our front porch at 5:37pm on Saturday. We see beautiful sunsets here every day and have a great view … Read More →
On the Shelf
We have a series of four shelves in the hall just as you enter our front door. The top three are great for displaying photographs or archiving books and magazines, but the bottom shelf is a bit too low…unless of course you want to store … Read More →
It’s Story Time
A few days ago I determined the girls were bored after a particularly difficult afternoon. We have a few Christian stories on cassette laying around for just such an occasion, so I dug out the old cassette player and let them have a listen. Elisabeth … Read More →
Some Morning Fun
Elisabeth wakes up happy – very happy. She is often so excited she does a few tumbles and modified somersaults on the living room floor. I caught her just after a crash landing with this shot. Yes, she is a morning person!
Moments of Sleep
Yes, Sarah is waking up frequently at night to eat and rarely goes back to sleep quickly. I am uploading these pictures while holding her…at 2:58am. These are the kind of moments you cherish and try not to forget – while at the same time … Read More →
A Happy Homecoming
As you can see, we tried unsuccessfully to capture a family photo as we left the hospital with Sarah. Elisabeth is caught looking at Sarah, Stephen jumping (I think) and Hannah giving me a hug and thereby pulling my head behind Deborah just at the … Read More →
Breaking the Ice
I just realized I hadn’t posted a number of pictures from the early Spring. Here Hannah and Stephen attempt to crush the last few pieces of ice in the yard. They felt this was a big help to daddy – who wasn’t planning to do … Read More →