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, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 15th, 2018
This week we made our annual trip to Underwood Farms Somis to pick blueberries! This time we took along Judah and Ari, and the kids picked over 11 pounds of berries, not counting the ones they ate in the fields. Now we’re feasting on blueberries at home!
Elizabeth and I just got back from a visit to the Arguellos in Washington state. Their move up there a year and a half ago left a huge void in our lives, and this was such a sweet time to reconnect with them!
This weekend, the Hwangs came over to swim and barbecue with us and left Jonathan to spend the night for the first sleepover for both boys! The Hwang boys are such kindred spirits–Jeremiah came in our house and promptly asked me for a dictionary to read (which he then did), and Jonathan regaled the kids […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Jun 1st, 2018
On our last night with the Fishers, the girls performed an original dance production for us. Evelyn and Elizabeth were the good and bad queens, and Susie and Marianne were the star-crossed BFF servants who weren’t allowed to be friends until the climax of the dance. And Janie was an assistant fairy. They were in […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 31st, 2018
We were supposed to have one last beach day with the Fishers last week, but it was cloudy and overcast, so instead, we did a cuddle up and read day! Sunde and I made brunch, Kim brought fruit, the mom and big kids read aloud all morning long, we played Bring Your Own Book, colored, […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 21st, 2018
Today Kim and I took our kids (and half of Sunde’s) to Leo Carrillo Beach to go tide pooling. We had never been, and it was so fun that we can’t wait to go back! Caves, waves, so much sea life–it was the perfect homeschool outing! Oh, we are so glad the Fishers are here […]
We celebrated Mother’s Day and Elizabeth’s birthday yesterday! As the last kid to have a birthday every spring, she’s often accused of being older than she actually is so that I can rattle off odd or even numbers for their ages, but because she’s so mature for her age, it’s never really a stretch. She’s […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Musings, Susanna, Tommy on May 9th, 2018
When a group of homeschool friends announced they were doing a field trip to the Huntington, we pulled out our membership card and tagged along. It’s amazing what a difference a month made with the flowers! All the roses were heavily pruned a month ago, and this week, they’re all in full bloom!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 27th, 2018
This week a bunch of our friends headed up to Santa Barbara to tour the mission, burial site of Karana, the girl from Island of the Blue Dolphins. I’ve never seen so many children geeked out in a cemetery before. We visited the huerta where Zia worked in the fictional Blue Dolphins sequel, and we […]