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 Children's Books, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 23rd, 2015
I’d assumed that Susie would request a ballet theme for her birthday party this year–I’d bought a ton of ballerina party stuff last year, she’s even more obsessed this year, and she lives in a tutu. But she insisted back in March that she wanted a “hook in the hand” party, which it took me […]
We did our egg hunt in the afternoon this year because we had to leave too stinking early for church to do it in the morning. And that way, Dave and Lan got to bring Nathan over to hunt for eggs, too! He and Janie did remarkably well for their first egg hunt really understanding […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 18th, 2015
Ariana and I are doing a better job of monthly field trips this spring, and today we met up at the Long Beach Aquarium. It was Janie’s first time, and she LOVED it!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 27th, 2015
When Ariana and I decided to check out the Discovery Cube a few months ago, I opted for a membership and had an extra child slot that I used for Abby. So we went back this week to see the new Thomas the Tank Engine exhibit. As lame as the museum is overall, the kids […]
These two. They are so different in temperament and talents and birth order, but somehow an introspective firstborn-of-four bookworm and a happy-go-lucky, super-athletic youngest-of-six make such a great pair. We didn’t do a party for Tommy this year, but he asked if he could just have Jonah over for lunch. They decorated birthday cakes, played […]
Posted in California, Friends on Feb 9th, 2015
This weekend, Derek took charge of the kids (and massive cleaning) while I drove down to Orange County with Christina (aka Noa’s mom) for a Sally Clarkson Mom Heart conference. The conference itself was meh. It wasn’t really about motherhood, and we all could tell that Sally was kindof worn out. She’s such a Godly […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jan 9th, 2015
I apparently forgot to take pictures most of our last week in Columbia. We managed a quick trip to the Magic House after Derek flew out, and John and Kathryn and Elsie met up with us in STL in passing. (St Louis friends–we weren’t there long enough to see any of you, but we’ll be […]
Posted in California, Friends on Nov 9th, 2014
Our dear Nat is married. The Mauck Herd was there (though Regina had to stay home with poor sick Dominic). Grandma Willett stayed home with the kids so I could just focus on quality time with my girls. We need to do this more than every 4 years! After the wedding, we enjoyed sunset at […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Tommy on Nov 6th, 2014
The verdict: frescos are fun but much harder than painting on paper!