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 California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 4th, 2018
We started the day off as we always do, with a trip to the Reagan Library for their Independence Day festivities. There were some notable changes this year–the gentleman who always runs Patriotic Bingo was conspicuously absent, Betsy Ross has gotten so heavy that she doesn’t even stand up anymore to do her stars, and […]
Today the kids finished up their session of swimming lessons at CLU, our old stomping grounds. Maybe it’s because I did summer league swim team for years growing up, but there’s something so appropriately summery about spending your summer days at the pool! The kids all passed into the next level, but honestly, after privates […]
Posted in California, Children's Books, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 28th, 2018
I thought that we had a pretty low-key summer planned, but we actually have barely caught our breath all month. This week the kids are doing just a six-day swimming lesson session to kick start their skills before a summer at the pool. We couldn’t find anyone to teach lessons on campus, so we’re driving […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 18th, 2018
We haven’t officially done our last day of school traditions yet (though our last day for legal purposes was last Wednesday), but we’re taking advantage of the sunshine and wide-open schedule to play, play, play, inside and outside!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 15th, 2018
This week we made our annual trip to Underwood Farms Somis to pick blueberries! This time we took along Judah and Ari, and the kids picked over 11 pounds of berries, not counting the ones they ate in the fields. Now we’re feasting on blueberries at home!
Elizabeth and I just got back from a visit to the Arguellos in Washington state. Their move up there a year and a half ago left a huge void in our lives, and this was such a sweet time to reconnect with them!
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Jun 1st, 2018
On our last night with the Fishers, the girls performed an original dance production for us. Evelyn and Elizabeth were the good and bad queens, and Susie and Marianne were the star-crossed BFF servants who weren’t allowed to be friends until the climax of the dance. And Janie was an assistant fairy. They were in […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 31st, 2018
We were supposed to have one last beach day with the Fishers last week, but it was cloudy and overcast, so instead, we did a cuddle up and read day! Sunde and I made brunch, Kim brought fruit, the mom and big kids read aloud all morning long, we played Bring Your Own Book, colored, […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 21st, 2018
Today Kim and I took our kids (and half of Sunde’s) to Leo Carrillo Beach to go tide pooling. We had never been, and it was so fun that we can’t wait to go back! Caves, waves, so much sea life–it was the perfect homeschool outing! Oh, we are so glad the Fishers are here […]