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Friday, December 9, 2011

exploring sacramento capital park with fall colors

this past weekend we took a road trip to sacramento for a good friend's 40th birthday party. manuel's sister missy is due to have her 2nd child any day (they live in sacramento) and we were hoping to "catch" (ok, not literally) the birth at the same time...we stayed at the downtown residence inn (love those places...extra bed, front room, kitchen, free full breakfast with eggs, free internet, etc.) and while manuel slept the children and i ate and then explored the park around the capital building. it was a monday and sea was supposed to be in school...times like this i could really embrace homeschooling but sea was excited to get back to school to tell "her students" about her adventures...more photos of our music making in uncle clarence's garage in the next few days once i wrap up sending out holiday cards...

Sunday, November 27, 2011

back home...cousin photo...more tomorrow

yes i'm squeezing this post in the final seconds of today...

so much to do to get caught up...here are a couple photos from the tail end of our thanksgiving...sea's card to her cousin skye with a drawing of each of the 5 cousins (6th one due any day)....

in order they are meadow, story, skye, sea and ayva...here are the last four in the same order:

story, skye, sea and ayva...

i have so much to do today so more tomorrow...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

sea and story's 1st bike ride at mission beach

yesterday we fixed sea's flat on her bike, put new (working) training wheels on story's bike, purchased them both working lady bug bells and streamers, bundled them in warm clothes and secure helmets and took them on our 1/2 marathon training route along mission beach boardwalk...

story loved going through the giant puddles from the rain the day before...

and spinning over and over and over and over around in circles...

he also REALLY wanted to play in the sand...so he took a few breaks to check it out...

did i mention these photos were taken with my phone? i LOVE apple products...i think my phone is better than my point and shoot at capturing low light...

story trying to escape to the sand again...

i actually like the blurry movement quality to these photos...

Monday, November 21, 2011

bria's 2nd bday party at san diego botanical garden

yesterday we went to bria's 2nd birthday party at the san diego botanical garden. threat of rain was nearly 100% the entire time but we beat the odds until the end...i told cara my children would love rain and umbrellas and rain boots and mud...rare for them in san diego...here are a few of the things they did at the party...play in water with a pump and plastic water animals...