We learned about Harbin’s International Snow and Ice Festival when we first moved to Shanghai. For the next few years we played the, “Hey, we should plan a trip to Harbin,” game with our friends, where we all excitedly talked about it, but never actually got around to planning anything. Knowing we were leaving China...
I have learned many valuable life lessons throughout the 15 months of motherhood I have experienced thus far- one of the most important being that time flies by entirely too fast! Watching Isla grow and develop has been an amazing, and sometimes mind-boggling, gift. I am so very thankful for every day with our sweet...
We kicked off our Christmas celebrations on Thanksgiving night by opening our new holiday jammies. I absolutely LOVE this tradition (2013, 2012, 2011) and have so much fun thinking up different themes… I already have next year’s all planned! Isla is just beginning to get the hang of opening presents and so she helped Isaac...
The fall and holiday season seemed to fly by! I’m just now getting caught up on our personal photos, and I thought I’d post a handful of favorites from November. It was a happy and busy month for us. Sweater weather finally arrived in Shanghai, we took part in a number of fun holiday related...
When I was growing up I completed numerous research projects at school. My teachers would provide me with a long list of suggested project ideas, and the last option would be “other.” It was the option that would allow me to design my own project. Without fail, I always chose this option. Why I could...
