I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 5th, 2016
We started the day at the Reagan Library, of course. It was our fifth year in a row, so we knew exactly what to do. Got there early enough to park in the lot, went straight for the crafts, then wandered around the games, reenactors, and face painting. Then in the afternoon, we had a […]
Posted in Janie on Jul 1st, 2016
You know, just listenin’ to Charlotte’s Web and playin’ Blokus with myself. I’m cool like that.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 27th, 2016
The kids love playing in the sand, and I just need to do more of it. When James and Ellis came over last week, they all had a blast digging in the neighbor’s sandbox. And on Saturday, we managed to get down to Zuma Beach for the morning before the crowds and heat made it […]
Posted in Children's Books, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna on Jun 23rd, 2016
We love that Derek’s schedule has been more flexible this summer. Sometimes we see him for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! And of course now that we have four readers in the family, there’s lots of reading aloud going on around here…
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 17th, 2016
It was free homeschool day at the LA Natural History Museum, so we drove into town again for another summer field trip. I have to admit, natural history museums leave me pretty cold. We’d just been to the zoo, so we’d just seen all these animals alive a week previously. And Janie had a first-class […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 13th, 2016
It’s been awhile since we had a zoo membership, but Sunde and I agreed to get one this year and go together at least a couple times. The big girls rode with Amanda Mae, and Ross rode in our car. I think this is the first time Janie has been at a zoo since noticing […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 10th, 2016
Man, we love NASA stuff… Totally forgot my camera, which was just as well, since my stroller frame broke apart midway through the day, and I had to lug stuff around. But sub-par cell phone pictures are better than nothing, right?
Posted in Janie on Jun 5th, 2016
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Jun 4th, 2016
We had the Arguellos and Fields over for a little birth-tea party yesterday! Tommy created the Pin-the-Tutu-on-the-Ballerina game, and everyone loved it!
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 2nd, 2016