Our first order of business in Hillsdale was to spend a few fun hours with the Coles. As soon as we got in the door, Tommy made a beeline for the bookshelf and did not get up again for two hours. We had barely sat down with Lee and Kelly before Elizabeth appeared in a […]
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We’re in Hillsdale!
In the past few days, Janie has become a completely new baby. Gone are the easy, sleepy days. Despite me being off of dairy and Mexican food for the past week and a half, she fusses all evening, has mucus-filled diapers, sleeps restlessly, and is generally going through that “delightful” 6-week colic stage. Fortunately, Laura […]
Carriers from Laura
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Apr 30th, 2013
A bonus with having a babywearing expert come to visit is that you find yourself with new carriers! The girls were thrilled to wear their dolls and stuffed animals. I love, love, love my new Pikkolo. It has all the best attributes of our Bjorn and Ergo, plus a ton of thoughtful little things that […]
Derek was gone this weekend, so Laura came out to visit and help me with the kids! It’s way easier taking all four to the park when there is someone to help…
Another SB Zoo Trip
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 6th, 2013
We’re trying to get in a couple last trips up to the Santa Barbara Zoo before our membership expires at the end of the month. Monday, we finally got to bring James along, and the kids ran off a ton of energy while Sarah and I chatted. It worked out well for all involved. (I […]
A Visit to Victor and Gloria’s
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Jan 23rd, 2013
Last weekend, we made like SoCal natives and headed to Vegas for the long weekend. Except that we avoided Las Vegas proper. Instead, we spent a couple of fun, restful days hanging out with “Mr Vinegar and Miss Gloria,” as our kids call them. Gloria won the girls’ hearts by letting them try on some […]
A Visit to the LA Zoo
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Jan 5th, 2013
Yesterday we met up with Ariana and her kids at the LA Zoo. I was too busy gabbing about law school stuff and feeding the kids endless snacks to take many pictures, but here are the few I did remember to take! Ariana and I basically pulled out the snacks at 10:30 and kept up […]
Pumpkin Seed Autumn Trees
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Tommy on Nov 12th, 2012
I’m trying hard to do more messy art projects with the kids now that we’re officially doing kindergarten, and I got this idea on pinterest. We harvested the seeds from a couple of our smaller pumpkins, painted them, and used them to make autumn tree art projects with our friend James. I helped Elizabeth with […]
Underwood, Again
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 24th, 2012
When another Pepperdine homeschool family asked us if we wanted to hit up the pumpkin patch, we didn’t have to think twice! The kids love Underwood Farms, and we spent another three hours there on Monday! If festive pictures are this hard with three kids, should I even bother trying with four? Evelyn and Marianne […]