To celebrate NO thumb/finger suckers in the house anymore, the girls and I took a very special trip to the Grove to have lunch at the American Girl store cafe! It was a trip several years in the making, but Lizzie just recently fulfilled the requirement. Elizabeth (the doll) and Maryellen got their hair professionally […]
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I found one more picture on my camera that I hadn’t downloaded when Grandma and Grandpa were here. It makes me so happy that all four of the kids’ grandparents love reading aloud to the kids and that all four of the kids love being read to!
Another Morning at the Beach
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 20th, 2017
This morning we splurged on breakfast at Paradise Cove Cafe and played at the beach afterwards. The kids were really into the seaweed!
Malibu Lagoon Beach at Low Tide
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 19th, 2017
After reading Pagoo, we had to check out our own local tide pools. We saw dozens of huge sea slugs, sea anenomes, crabs, mussels, and mystery worms.
Double Duty Art Museums Field Trip!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 18th, 2017
I get really stressed out taking the kids to art museums by myself. Docents give me the evil eye, I spend more time reminding the little girls not to get too close to the art than I do actually looking at the art, and it’s just generally exhausting. So we decided to take advantage of […]
Homeschooling with Grandma and Grandpa Willett
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on May 17th, 2017
Grandma and Grandpa are here, and we spent today working on schoolwork and playing with some of our educational box kits!
Janie’s CBS teacher sent me this picture of Janie and Judah at their last CBS class yesterday. I love that the kids learn the pledges to the flag and the Bible at the beginning of class, and apparently J&J got to share holding the American flag one last time! They are such good buddies! (Notice, […]
Yogurt and Tea
Posted in Janie on May 3rd, 2017
Good morning. =)
File under: Things That Make Me Happy
Posted in Children's Books, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 30th, 2017
Tommy reading The Wizard of Oz aloud to his sisters.
A Windy Day for Swimming Lessons
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 28th, 2017