wildlife Archives - Stories of Our Boys

Darling Photos of Seal Moms and Babies

2016-05-07 aprilmomoffour beach, beauty, California, parenting, photography, pictures, wildlife

Happy Mother’s Day! What better to share on this treasured day than some adorable seal mom and pup pairs from my favorite spot in the world, Point Lobos State Park. This particular beach is not a seal hang-out for most of the year. However, when it comes time to birth babies, late winter/early spring, this tiny beach, completely surrounded by rock cliffs, becomes a true seal nursery. This is NOT a zoo. This is the real world, animal style. […]

A Day at Sea with the Dolphins and the Whales

2015-09-25 aprilmomoffour animals, California, photography, pictures, sea lions, sea mammals, vacation, wildlife

We’re having Field Trip Week at Pacific Christian School. See, Alan is out on Fall break, so the timing is perfect for maximum family fun. First, let me tell you about Abalonetti! This place has an exciting local’s menu, food that every single one of my children like (as in yes, they have pizza), and delicious sea food. I’m the kind of person that picks a favorite restaurant and then stops going to all other places. I have now picked […]

Messy is the New Beautiful Photoblog

2015-08-31 aprilmomoffour attitude, beauty, California, photography, pictures, wildlife

This is beauty to me: my sweet ten-year-old in his new arm cast. I’m not saying that I’m happy my son broke his arm, but you have to admire his all-in-spirit. It reminds me of that quote from Finding Nemo: Dori tells Marlin, the helicopter dad, “Well, you don’t want nothing to EVER happen to him, because then nothing would EVER happen to him.” Never underestimate the power of beauty. Beauty! “Joy is a net of love by which you […]

Our Very Own Big Blue Live: Whale Video

2015-08-30 aprilmomoffour California, videos, whales, wildlife

So this weekend our Classical Conversations group got together for a beach bonfire over in Monterey Bay. PBS and BBC are also in Monterey filming Big Blue Live, which hits t.v. Monday, August 30. You can bet we will be watching. They are here to film the incredible wildlife that is in the bay this time of year. Can you imagine our excitement when a humpback WHALE decided to join our bonfire and provide the evening’s entertainment? My friend Amy […]