Today our community group met up after church for a picnic at the park. The boys went off with one of the dads to play football, and the girl herd wandered about, eating and talking nonstop.
Category Archive for 'California'
Our Independence Day Adventures
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 […]
Malibu Soccer Academy
Posted in California, Tommy on Jul 2nd, 2016
Tommy wore his Thomas Müller jersey for the last day of soccer camp this week. Not a bad view while you’re kicking around the ball, is it?
Summer + Sand = Fun
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 […]
LA Natural History Museum
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 […]
Back to the SB Zoo
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 […]
Field Trip to the California Science Center!
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?
Orange County and San Diego
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 23rd, 2016
We did a little weekend getaway to the nicest parts of SoCal! First stop: Newport Beach, where Taylor finally took Derek surfing. The wives and kids were way too far away to actually see much of it. Notice that Janie is wearing her cowgirl boots. On the beach. Not kidding, she wears them everywhere. And […]
Saturday Morning Hikes
Posted in California, Tommy on May 15th, 2016
We’ve been taking advantage of free Saturdays (and my mostly-healed foot) and trying to get the kids out to hike in some of the canyons around here. Yesterday, we did Solstice Canyon! The kids were fascinated by all the hollow trees along the trail. Tommy decided he is going to go back and live in […]
Snacktime
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna on May 11th, 2016