Category: California

Visiting with Humpback Whales

animals, California, sea mammals, vacation

While my parents were here, we wanted to be sure that we all got the full California experience…..soooooo we went hunting for movie stars…. Ha! No, that’s not us at all. We don’t even know who any of the current stars are, really. Nah, we figured a more authentic California experience would be if we…….all got Marijuana prescription cards….NOOOOOO just KIDDING!!!  We took our guests WHALE watching, of course!!! You didn’t really believe me, did you? I got that prescription idea […]

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We Love Seals!

California, photography, Point Lobos, sea lions, vacation

To kick off Alan’s big week of vacation time, we’re enjoying a big, fat staycation. First stop: Point Lobos State Park. I took such a ridiculous amount of pictures that I will have to split it into two posts. No surprise there, eh? There’s something extra exciting about seeing ocean waves crash into mountains of rocks!! Point Lobos is situated on the north end of Big Sur, and I cannot wait to explore Big Sur further this week!! Yeah, actually […]

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Beach Hair

beach, beauty, California, hair

Let’s talk about hair. I have this very thick, course red hair. When I say thick, I do mean there must be a billion little hair holes in my head.  Hmm…maybe that explains more than a few things…. It isn’t really curly or straight. It’s wavy. I was SO excited when “wavy” came back in style a few years ago, but that never did really seem to mean what my hair is.  Therefore, I have been flat-ironing my hair nice […]

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Our First Three Weeks in California Photoblog

California, homeschool, military life, moving

Sometimes you meet truly kind people who go over and beyond for you. Thank you so much, Hillary. This made move-in weekend so much easier. I know I already mentioned this. Some things bear repeating!!! Things are coming together. We actually have lots of things hanging on the walls now! One step closer to feeling like home! We all went to Moss Landing yesterday evening, in search of whales. The water was not as cold as I thought it would […]

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Falling in Love with the Pacific

California, photography

This morning I took a break. I needed it extra badly today. It was THE most blessed, wonderful thing in the world. Do you know what Jesus used to do, when people were following him around all the time, begging for help? Over and over again, the Bible tells us that Jesus woke up before everyone, went up on the mountain, and prayed. Now let’s NOT get technical here. Focus on the idea: separating yourself from others to pray, and […]

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Moving Day Pictures!

attitude, California, moving

Sometimes people reach out and help you in a BIG way. We had so much help this summer–okay–this whole past 13 months–it’s almost embarrassing! Even here–where we arrived knowing ZERO people–we had some help! Thank you so much, Hillary, for making us this HUGE spread of food, which fed us all weekend. Hillary had never even met us. She is a niece of our friends, Jim and Susie, and she did this just to be helpful. Boy am I thankful […]

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Moving to California with 4 Kids

blog, brothers, California, family, funny stories, grandparents

I am thrilled to report that I am back in action. The House of Many Little Men is 90% unpacked, 5% decorated, and today the cable man paid us a visit, so I can now finally be a blogger again!  Yahoo! Thank you, Nonna, for making this possible!!!  If Alan’s mom had not come to help with the unpacking, I’d still be more like 40% unpacked. I cannot describe to you how much work goes into unpacking a family of […]

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Beautiful Point Lobos State Park is the Easiest Place to Find Seals in the wild Near Monterey

animals, Bible verses, California, road trip, vacation
best place to find sea lions and seals in the wild

We visited Carmel by the Sea this week, and I am completely in awe at the state park we found there. This stunning state park is called Point Lobos, and if you have been, then you know. If you have not been, allow me to introduce you to my favorite state or national park in the entire U.S of A. Carmel by the Sea may be the ritziest area that I have ever visited. I’m used to walking through streets […]

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California: The Beautiful Part. No more desert pictures. I promise….

California, vacation

When I told people that I was moving to California I got a lot of mixed reactions. Like this: “Oh, wow, it’s beautiful there. You are going to love it.” “Ooooh. Gee. I feel so sorry for you.” (sarcasm) “O. Tough assignment.” (more sarcasm) “Nice…except for the earthquakes.” (not sarcasm) “Don’t turn into a crazy liberal, now.” (never going to happen) “California….eh…that’s nice I guess.  Californians are kind of different though.” (Aren’t we all? 😉 ) …..But mostly we heard […]

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