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 Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 26th, 2017
We are loving having the Fishers here for the summer. Our project for this week: the Samantha play from my old childhood American Girl theater pack. First read-through! George Page apartments have a natural stage.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 14th, 2017
Janelle and I have been trying for weeks to get six healthy kids so that we could go pick blueberries together. Today, we finally made it! It was pretty picked over, but we still managed to pick about two pounds of berries, which we promptly paid for, washed, and wolfed down. Then we played in […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 5th, 2017
To celebrate our last week of school, we took James and Ellis with us to Santa Barbara for the day. First we hit the zoo, where we rushed to all our favorite spots and saw the lion prowl and roar at us. Then we popped in to the Sea Center to pet sharks and starfish […]
We were planning on having a picnic/pool party for Susie this weekend, but rain and temperatures in the 50s forced us inside. We still grilled hot dogs and had fruit salad, but we just did painting (12 children, tons of paint, one kitchen…crazy, right?!) and then let the kids decorate their own cupcakes. Susie said […]
Janie’s CBS teacher sent me this picture of Janie and Judah at their last CBS class yesterday. I love that the kids learn the pledges to the flag and the Bible at the beginning of class, and apparently J&J got to share holding the American flag one last time! They are such good buddies! (Notice, […]
Last week, we had one last playdate with Mac-and-cheese Micah (so called because of our traditional yummy lunch that Melanie whips up whenever we come over) before they left for Guam. A bit more exotic than Iowa City, I must admit, but judging from the stress of all the decisions they have to make with […]
Lydia just sent me pictures of Elizabeth’s playdate with Lily, her friend who lives on the other side of campus. They have so much fun together!
We love having kindred spirit neighbors! Save
Posted in California, Family, Friends, Janie on Mar 25th, 2017
Janie had her first ever birthday party today, with bubbles, pizza, and most of her best buddies there to celebrate with her! Micah, Ellis, Holly Joy, the birthday girl, Judah, and Heidi!
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Mar 16th, 2017
When the Arguello family moved to Washington in December, we were devastated at the loss of such beloved friends. But they’re back in town for a wedding this weekend, so we got to hang out with them all afternoon, went out for dinner, and talked and talked and talked. *happy sigh*