To celebrate NO thumb/finger suckers in the house anymore, the girls and I took a very special trip to the Grove to have lunch at the American Girl store cafe! It was a trip several years in the making, but Lizzie just recently fulfilled the requirement. Elizabeth (the doll) and Maryellen got their hair professionally […]
Category Archive for 'Elizabeth'
We have two little AG superfans on our hands!
Last week, Grandpa (and the big kids) stripped the yucky, scratched up varnish off our kitchen table, sanded it down, stained it, and re-varnished it. Tommy and Elizabeth in particular were fascinated with the whole process. The table top is still airing out since we don’t want our kitchen smelling like varnish, but here are […]
Another Morning at the Beach
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 20th, 2017
This morning we splurged on breakfast at Paradise Cove Cafe and played at the beach afterwards. The kids were really into the seaweed!
Malibu Lagoon Beach at Low Tide
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 19th, 2017
After reading Pagoo, we had to check out our own local tide pools. We saw dozens of huge sea slugs, sea anenomes, crabs, mussels, and mystery worms.
Double Duty Art Museums Field Trip!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Family, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 18th, 2017
I get really stressed out taking the kids to art museums by myself. Docents give me the evil eye, I spend more time reminding the little girls not to get too close to the art than I do actually looking at the art, and it’s just generally exhausting. So we decided to take advantage of […]
Homeschooling with Grandma and Grandpa Willett
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on May 17th, 2017
Grandma and Grandpa are here, and we spent today working on schoolwork and playing with some of our educational box kits!
Making Breakfast for Everyone
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking on May 16th, 2017
Elizabeth’s birthday pumpkin pancakes were such a big hit that she offered to make them again for everyone this morning. She messed up the milk and then had to double the recipe, so that totally counts as math, right?
Happy 8th Birthday, Elizabeth!
Posted in Elizabeth on May 13th, 2017
My right hand woman is eight. Still the sunshine of my day (and everyone else’s), she is getting so grown up, and I just want to hang on to this sweet relationship we have right now. Yes, there are tears and tween moments, but I am so blessed to have her in my life. Last […]
File under: Things That Make Me Happy
Posted in Children's Books, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 30th, 2017
Tommy reading The Wizard of Oz aloud to his sisters.