AT THE HOSPITAL

photos by chelsea duerden. ari's hospital photos can be found here. 

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SUNDAY AT LAFAYETTE PARK

HONG KONG

at the end of the summer, my family moved to hong kong. and by my family, i mean the only members still living at home - my dad, mom and youngest brother, peter.

this spring, there was talk of my dad's job taking him to hong kong. i assumed it was all talk. but then everything started to take shape and it was actually happening. i was immediately disappointed and caught off guard by how upset i was. i was totally fine when i didn't think it would take shape. i didn't want them to move, but i would never tell them that. i could tell that my dad was really excited and i didn't want to sway his decision. 

i liked having my family in utah. it was a quick flight and only an hour time difference. i could call whenever i wanted to. if something happened, my mom could be here in a few hours. now we are separated by a 15 hour time difference and a 14 hour flight. 

i feel quite disconnected from my hong kong family. i knew what my mom was doing everyday in utah. and now i haven't talked to my family in a week and i have no idea how they are doing. i have no idea if my mom has overcome her fear of driving there or if peter has made any friends at his new school. it's a strange new feeling.

photos of hong kong by peter larson. 

SUNDAY AT OCEAN BEACH

since moving back to san francisco, we have been going to the beach quite a bit. a few weeks ago we went to the beach on a really windy day. the tide was perfect for a little explorer like ari. and the water was oddly warm, which never happens. 

SUNDAY ON BERNAL

david and i were tired of our sunday afternoons feeling lazy and unproductive, so we made a goal to do something outside every week. we took a hike up bernal hill, a huge hill located a few blocks behind our house. it's actually where jack used to hang out everyday when he lived a life of luxury. 

BABY KERSHAW #2

in february, we are adding a fourth member to the kershaw family. we are excited (and a little overwhelmed) to have another little one. we're ready (kinda) for whatever 2016 has to throw at us. 

SOME MEXICO RANDOMS

planning this trip wasn't easy. making 10 people happy is impossible. but we managed to settle on a place and get everyone there. i'm not sure when we will all be together again. life is getting more complicated. people are getting jobs and others are moving across the world. i'm grateful for the 10 days we got to spend all together.

the boys golfed a lot. i had hoped to play but things don't go your way when you have a baby. 

one of the many times ari managed to get himself in the pool without his swimsuit. 

ari developed a serious love for outdoor showers. we had to keep the door locked because if he snuck out there, there was no getting him back inside without a shower. he also threw quite a few fits when we turned it off and made him come inside. outdoor family showers for the win.