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, Homeschooling, Susanna, Tommy on Aug 1st, 2013
Because we’re doing a four-day week this year, we’re starting school today! The kids woke up to a new map above the table (we replaced the world map with a US map), biscuits with sausage gravy, blueberry lemonade (they NEVER get juice and all drank two glasses full!) and new art supplies to decorate their […]
Why do we buy toys, again?
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking on Jul 24th, 2013
(pictures courtesy of Tommy)
With our college friend, Joe Hunt, in town over the weekend, we had a great excuse to go out to Malibu and have a beach day. The kids LOVED it, and we really do need to go more often. The kids riding in their “motorboat”… Tommy meticulously worked on details such as the grills at […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 16th, 2013
Last week, we hosted the Haneys (who had hosted us back in January). It was fun to see how well our girls are playing together (considering that Elizabeth and Claire have been friends since birth, back in Chicago), and of course Naomi and I never ran out of things to talk about. (a musical duo:) […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 15th, 2013
Swimming lessons went much better these past couple of weeks–no one ran screaming from the pool, shrieking that she didn’t want to go under water (as happened last summer). Bribes (ice cream and legos) seem to have been the key, as were new goggles! Meanwhile, Tommy has been getting so brave–swimming several body lengths and […]
We always do this when we have a local Chick-fil-a, but this year Tommy designed and executed his own costume. There’s still such a thing as free lunch! (bonus–they were out of white milk, so the kids got CHOCOLATE MILK!)
Posted in Elizabeth on Jul 8th, 2013
Derek surprised me for my birthday by arranging for Elizabeth to take me to the Tea Room for a birthday tea! It was a great place for a date with a little girl–an armoire full of dress-up dresses, trunks of slippers, feather boas, and gloves, and dozens of hats to try on! They served Elizabeth […]
We’ve decided that the Reagan Library Independence Day festivities are going to be an annual tradition. Like last year, the kids made crafts, we saw reenactors dressed as Founders, and we played patriotic bingo. Elizabeth was very proud of her wind sock this year! And she won Bingo and now has a Beanie Baby named […]