We were able to make a visit to the Madison zoo on one of the very last decent days of the season. Grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, and cousins were all able to join with us. The animals were great, but one of the best features (according to the kids) was the playground, and most importantly, the slides.

It’s hard to believe that Elisabeth has been in school for a couple of months already. Here she is on her first day, flanked by her younger brother and sister. They may have been just as excited as she was on that morning.

If you look closely here, you can see that the kids are having a horseback ride on daddy. This is a routine thing we go through around here, though they are all getting heavy enough to make it almost impossible for me to give a ride for very long. I’ll probably miss it when I can’t do it any more.

Elisabeth actually requested that I take her picture this evening. Usually she avoids the camera. Tonight I found her looking a bit older as I reviewed this shot. She is headed off to kindergarten in just a few days. My how the time flies.

I haven’t posted a photo for months. As I was looking back at this archive, I realized how much the children have grown since we have been in Wisconsin. It’s time for me to start documenting that here again. It has been more difficult to accomplish since the move. More photos soon.

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!

We were going to have the whole family pose with their art project, but in the busy moments just before bedtime I was only able to get these three. As you can see, they were pretty excited. Despite some letters falling off during shooting, we think the pictures turned out rather well.