Snow Family

David and Mary decided to build snowmen and made our whole family: David, Joshua, Hannah, me, and Mary.

Winter Camp

It was strange, but beautiful, to see the snow almost level with the dining room window.

The kids did lots of exploring.

Winter camp was this weekend, so during free time Saturday afternoon we headed out to see what was going on. Hannah liked to make snowballs and put them in her pocket.

The kids had lots of fun having a snowball fight with Joshua.

They also enjoyed sledding and warming up by the fire in the snow afterwards.

Sunday afternoon when the campers were gone, we hit the slope again for some more sledding. Hannah did her exercises.

The Big Storm

There was a big storm predicted to hit camp early Tuesday morning, and since the kids and I had two early morning appointments in Fresno this week and were already planning to visit Dad and Mom, we left a day early to beat the storm. There were a few flurries of snow as we packed the van Monday morning, but we only got rain on the drive. The storm hit as hard as predicted, and Joshua kept us updated with pictures as the snow fell.

It was much more snow than we usually get in one storm, and more than Joshua or I have seen at camp.

Meanwhile, the kids and I were enjoying rain in the valley. During a break in the storm, Dad took the kids down to check out the creek. We were disappointed to miss all the snow at camp, but thankful not to miss our appointments and glad to spend time with Dad and Mom.

It snowed even more on Thursday. That evening, Joshua went snowshoeing down to Sherwood.

By Friday the storm had passed after dropping about five feet of snow on camp.

We returned home early Friday afternoon.

Some of the staff were working on making sled runs for winter camp, which started Friday evening. We were glad to help test them out.

Valentine's Day

Everybody likes pink heart-shaped pancakes for Valentine's day breakfast.

The girls dressed all in pink and called themselves the Valentine's day twins.

 They all liked the new bears from Grandpa and Grandma Kerr.

Hannah's First Person Drawing

Hannah drew her first picture of people. She said it was her, Mary, and David.

 Then she added me and lots of rain.

David's Birthday

David requested chocolate creme pie for his birthday dessert as long as we could decorate it. We decided to frost it with whipped cream, and I was pleased with the results.

David liked it too. We had lots of fun celebrating with him.

 It was so cute to watch Mary and David exclaiming over and examining his gifts.

Six Years Old

Our boy is six!

David is all muscle and loves to move, but still appreciates cozy moments.

He loves wrestling with his daddy, playing with his sisters, and climbing trees and everything else. He also enjoys building things out of Legos or Magformers and playing with dinosaurs. He likes to dig in the yard and fight bad guys.

His favorite foods right now are pizza and chocolate creme pie.

David is generally happy and wants to be involved in whatever is going on with the people trusts.

We love our little guy!

Triple Birthday Dinner

We had birthday dinner for Isaac, Heather, and David while the kids and I were in Visalia between their birthdays. Mom made a chocolate cake, and I got to decorate it.

Later on during our visit, we went for a walk and were followed by the neighbors' pig, Jellybean. He was a friendly fellow, and we watched him until the neighbor could come to take him home.

Snow

We were excited to get snow.

The kids had fun sliding down hills on our walk, which we took in the morning instead of the afternoon like usual so that we could enjoy the snow before it melted.

End of the Year

We enjoyed being part of our second annual staff reunion retreat. It was a great time. We got to decorate cookies with Katy and watch the dancing after dinner the second night.

 After the retreat, we went back to Visalia for NYE. Natalie and I made our traditional muddy buddies, and we enjoyed snacks, a puzzle, video games, and dancing.

Welcome to 2026!