Happy Father’s Day
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
Category Archive for 'Tommy'
Blueberry Picking at Underwood with the Whites
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 […]
A Blissful Start to Summer
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 13th, 2017
We’re takin’ it easy around here thusfar. Save
Last Day of School, 2017 Edition!
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 […]
Two Santa Barbara Field Trips with Two Extra Kids!
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 […]
Check-ups and Stats, 2017 edition
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. […]
I found one more picture on my camera that I hadn’t downloaded when Grandma and Grandpa were here. It makes me so happy that all four of the kids’ grandparents love reading aloud to the kids and that all four of the kids love being read to!
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.