Our First Three Weeks in California Photoblog

kindness

best toy ever

THE PLATE:  I can now look at this without crying. I think. Let me look at it tomorrow, and I will let you know.

a seriously convenient way to feed children: the kitchen bar

Cereal makes life easier.

I keep moving things around in there, but you get the idea.

more feeding the baby…

I love china. I love crystal. Why do pretty dishes make me so happy? I don’t know, but they really do.

This is the sitting area of the dining room. It’s awesome. This is where I have reading time with the boys everyday, after lunch.

I thought this would be a holding area for decor until I found a place for each piece, as I unpacked and set up. No, it just became a growing eye-sore that made me feel like I would never finish. I finally crammed all that junk into the storage closet. Yep.

Caleb was so excited about school, I had to get started right away!

getting organized: I keep buying more of these. These first ones were a gift from my friend Lisa, back in Virginia. Thank you, Lisa!

copied this idea from Joshua’s teacher from last year

what the board looks like after Caleb’s reading lesson

JD’s big boy bed is ready and waiting for him…..because somehow we have ended up with 4 twin beds, a crib, and a full sized bed. Craziness.

So cute.

a typical moment: one in my arms, on hanging onto me

2 cuties

Caleb, giving me a back massage….a mom could get used to this!

the ocean at Moss Landing: We saw tons of seals here.

sunset over Moss Landing Do you see the little seal head?

best invention ever

Ah…..I love it. The boys feel the same way about the beach as I do. 🙂