We are in Japan!

Boys are very good traveling! 18 hours, we are now in Japan. We stayed over night near Narita last night and said good by to Paul--he is going to Fukuoka and we are on the way to my mom's house.

Narita Express: Narita to Tokyo

Shinkansen (high-speed railway): Tokyo to Yuzawa

Spring break 2015

A few days to enjoy time with family in Virginia during our spring break this year. We will be visiting Japan for the summer, so this will be our last chance to visit with Mom and Dad for several months!

Spring will be here soon

We hope that spring will be here soon! One of our favorite parks in Boone is the Greenway, and many of the same spots in this park show up in photos from year to year.

Happy 4th Birthday Ian

Christmas break with the family

We were happy to spend time with Liz and her family in Virginia during the Christmas break, including a beautiful clear winter day -- perfect for a walk along the Chesapeake Bay beach.

Merry Christmas!

Halloween Vampires

The boys dressed up as vampires for Halloween, keeping up the tradition of having the same costume as each other. They had a couple of parties early in the week, but unfortunately, we were expecting snow (again!) this Halloween night, so no "trick or treating" from house to house this year.

Bike riding

This is the first day Luke has ridden his bike without training wheels! In fact, he really went right from the strider bike to this regular one. New bicycle and helmet for Luke's birthday next week, and Ian got a new helmet as well :)

First day of kindergarten

Luke starts kindergarten today!

A few days at the beach

Enjoyed a few days at the beach in Virginia before Luke starts kindergarten and I start the fall semester at Appalachian State.