David’s class had a party for Cinco de Mayo. Sary-Jo was there to take a few pictures. Click on the picture shown to see the others.
Category Archives: Photos
Saying Good-bye
Daniel & David never had an opportunity to say good-bye to their parents. There was no memorial (at least not one that the boys remember) for either parent. At our counselor’s recommendation, we got some nice landscape rocks, had the boys paint messages & scenes on them, and had a private memorial in our back yard. We can now “visit” these memorial stones as a way of helping tell each boy’s life story.
Click on the picture to see a few more.
Phil’s Wedding Photos
Many of you will remember Phil, the Chinese teacher who stayed with us in the summer of 2009. We had been unable to reach him for a while, but we recently reconnected and are thrilled to be back in touch. Here’s a recent email we received, along with pictures he sent. Enjoy:
Hi?Randy?
These are the pictures I was going to send you. There are 6 packs in all. They are some of the best pictures that Juer and I took for our marriage after I came back from Seattle two years ago. Hope you’ll enjoy them. And you know, when I was with you, I loved so much about the pictures in your house and I was hoping that Juer and I would be part of them some day. So, we think that it would be our great honor if it is convenient for you to post some of them(which you think are good)on your family blog or somewhere around your house.
Well, I am not sure whether I have told you one more thing that we are going to be parents by the end of this month and we will have a baby boy. The whole family feel very excited and of course we are very busy going shopping and making all the preparations. It is getting extremely hot these days in Chongqing(about 99 ?F? and Juer is having a hard time sitting?walking and sleeping because of the increasing weight and because Sunday(his nickname by Juer) is moving constantly. I feel bad because it seems that I can do little to help. But anyway, the pregnancy is coming to an end and I hope she will feel well again soon. And I am sure we will have a lot to learn from you about parenting. Talk to you later.
Daniel’s Basketball 2011
Daniel enjoyed his first season of basketball. He was the leading scorer on his team and really grew a lot as an athlete and as a teammate. He now says that basketball is his number two sport – behind soccer, of course. We included a few action photos, as well as some photos from the team party. The video from the party, unfortunately, is not very good so we won’t post it.
David’s Basketball Team Party
Following a very fun and successful season, David’s team (Rockets) had a team party at Dairy Queen. We captured a little video of the coach saying nice things about our little star, and we took a few pictures. Enjoy.
Globetrotters
We were able to see the Globetrotters play in Kent. After 85 years, they still know how to entertain. Daniel and David enjoyed the show and got some autographs after the game. This basketball was autographed and went on the shelf; they have others to play with. Note: this is the only picture; don’t try clicking on it trying to see more.
Science Fair 2011
Daniel participated in the school district’s Science Fair this year. He studied how the volume of liquid in a bottle changes the pitch of the tone generated by blowing over the bottle’s opening. It fit well with his interest in music and in science. He learned to journal his work, measure sound frequencies using a computer, and chart his work. It was a great experience!
We took a few pictures. Click the picture shown to see more.
And enjoy a five minute video of his practice presentation.
Christmas at Julie’s
On December 26, we all gathered for the Averill family Christmas get together. Food was great and so was the company. The kids all played a bunch of games and had a generally wild time (imagine that!). Click on the picture to see more.
Christmas Day 2010
Well, we’re a little slow posting, but here are pictures from Christmas Day. The boys were up early (not surprising) and they waited patiently until the rest of the family was ready. As you look at the pictures, you might detect a Disney theme. Click the picture to see more.
You can see on the video that they just didn’t “get it” as they opened the gift revealing we’re going to Disneyland. We had them read, repeatedly, the shirt that says, “I’m going to the Disneyland Resort” but they just didn’t catch on that it means THEY are going to Disneyland! We’ve talked about Disneyland for more than a year, so they know what it is. You can also hear Kyle – Sarah’s laptop was in the room with us and Kyle was on Skype.
And here is the video:
Christmas Eve 2010
We're all here!
We went to Margie’s and Ruli’s for Christmas Eve. Ken and Betty were visiting from Arizona; Sarah and Diana were here from South Carolina. And of course, there was much more good food than necessary!