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, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 24th, 2017
Our friends the Neals hosted a summer book club for The Cricket in Times Square. It was fun! We shared our favorite characters and scenes, snacked on Lorna Doones and orange cream soda like Chester and Tucker and Harry had, ate spaghetti and listened to Italian opera singers like the Bellinis did, then made cricket […]
Posted in Elizabeth on Jun 22nd, 2017
Now that Elizabeth is done with ballet for the foreseeable future, we went to Tori and got it chopped off. Goodbye, stringy layers leftover from the thumb-sucking-and-hair-twirling days!
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 18th, 2017
Bacon, Tommy’s waffles, and homemade cards don’t even begin to show how much we love Daddy! Save
Posted in Elizabeth on Jun 16th, 2017
Betsy had to be sent off to the American Girl Doll Hospital for a new body last month, and her mommy has been missing her. When the mail came today, the big girls were down playing at another house. I paged Elizabeth on the walkie talkie to tell her Betsy had arrived, and the response […]
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, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 13th, 2017
We’re takin’ it easy around here thusfar. Save
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 9th, 2017
Another year of quality Christian education at Charis Classical Academy is officially complete. We celebrated with chocolate chip pancakes, super easy school tasks (this year, the big kids finished up their math, writing, Latin, spelling, and grammar books, which brought me great type-A satisfaction, leaving room for more project-based learning in those subjects the past […]
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 […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 31st, 2017
I took the kids in for their check-ups in two waves this year. Tommy and Janie went a few weeks ago, and after having both big girls totally melt down for their 4 year check-ups, I was extra prepared with sweet talking and bribes for Janie. She got all three of her shots without crying. […]
Posted in Elizabeth on May 28th, 2017
Yesterday Elizabeth performed twice as part of the duck pond in Peter and the Wolf! As the youngest performer in the whole show, she had a lot to learn from all the big girls. She worked very hard for many weeks, at rehearsal and at home, and despite a few tears along the way, she […]