Tag Archives: Chris

Hannah and I sporting our new Sounders kits.

Home and Away

Daddy and kids have recently become big soccer fans together and are now closely following the Seattle Sounders. When deep discounts were being offered on last year’s jerseys this Christmas, Daddy couldn’t resist. Well…they were a big hit.

Elisabeth having fun in the snow.

First Watertown Winter

I wanted to find a creative way to document our first winter in Watertown. I think this slideshow captures most of our experiences so far. Merry Christmas from the Harpers!

Fun playing with letters.

Some Family Art

The kids love letters. They have a magnetic set and a set of stickers too – their newest, favorite things. Tonight we spent some time on this project, putting all of our names and ages on paper. They loved it.

The last Harper/Smith quartet.

Our Last Song

One of the ministries we will miss most is the singing quartet we often formed with our Pastor and his wife. This is a picture of the very last song we sang with them, perhaps this side of heaven. That is a joyful, but difficult … Read More

Hint: her big sister is giving her a squeeze.

Only One Crying

We try to get a picture of the entire family once in a while. On this particular day, all but one of our children was ready to be photographed. It was just after church on a Sunday afternoon and she was hungry! Oh well…five out … Read More

So much for perfect timing!

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

Another of Sarah's first photos.

More Sarah Photos

No good photos of Sarah with Elisabeth or Stephen yet, but hopefully we can get the entire family together soon!

Better this time, but still working on it.

Christmas Photo Attempt 2

By this point Stephen was finding it hilarious to run out of the frame, which he is attempting here. Still working…more later.

Close...but not quite.

Christmas Photo Attempt 1

We are trying to capture our annual family photo for Christmas and we got close on our first try. More tomorrow.

Dad and Stephen sharing a hug.

Sunday Nap Time

Stephen and I spending some time together on Sunday afternoon before our usual nap; he looks like he needs it!