Today our community group met up after church for a picnic at the park. The boys went off with one of the dads to play football, and the girl herd wandered about, eating and talking nonstop.
Category Archive for 'Elizabeth'
[We’re talking about where people live when they grow up and get married.] Elizabeth: When I get married, I’m going to live really close to Mommy and Daddy, because it would be so sad to be far away! Susanna: When I get married, I’m going to live far away from you. [ dramatic pause] I’m […]
Summertime Swim Dates
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Jul 9th, 2016
These past few days, we’ve spent a lot of time in our swim suits. We went to Zuma with the Daughritys… And in case you couldn’t tell from the 4th of July pictures, our neighborhood pool is finally open! Save Save
Our Independence Day Adventures
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 5th, 2016
We started the day at the Reagan Library, of course. It was our fifth year in a row, so we knew exactly what to do. Got there early enough to park in the lot, went straight for the crafts, then wandered around the games, reenactors, and face painting. Then in the afternoon, we had a […]
Summer + Sand = Fun
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 27th, 2016
The kids love playing in the sand, and I just need to do more of it. When James and Ellis came over last week, they all had a blast digging in the neighbor’s sandbox. And on Saturday, we managed to get down to Zuma Beach for the morning before the crowds and heat made it […]
Lots of Reading
Posted in Children's Books, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna on Jun 23rd, 2016
We love that Derek’s schedule has been more flexible this summer. Sometimes we see him for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! And of course now that we have four readers in the family, there’s lots of reading aloud going on around here…
LA Natural History Museum
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 17th, 2016
It was free homeschool day at the LA Natural History Museum, so we drove into town again for another summer field trip. I have to admit, natural history museums leave me pretty cold. We’d just been to the zoo, so we’d just seen all these animals alive a week previously. And Janie had a first-class […]
Back to the SB Zoo
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 13th, 2016
It’s been awhile since we had a zoo membership, but Sunde and I agreed to get one this year and go together at least a couple times. The big girls rode with Amanda Mae, and Ross rode in our car. I think this is the first time Janie has been at a zoo since noticing […]
Field Trip to the California Science Center!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 10th, 2016
Man, we love NASA stuff… Totally forgot my camera, which was just as well, since my stroller frame broke apart midway through the day, and I had to lug stuff around. But sub-par cell phone pictures are better than nothing, right?
Elizabeth’s Birthday Party
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Jun 4th, 2016
We had the Arguellos and Fields over for a little birth-tea party yesterday! Tommy created the Pin-the-Tutu-on-the-Ballerina game, and everyone loved it!