A Day at Sea with the Dolphins and the Whales

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 […]

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Book, Movie, and Field Trip

I finally hit upon a CHAPTER book that the boys love enough to read, even without me. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I wish I had read it when I was a kid. It’s so good! Funny, yes, but also FULL of great life lessons. Joshua and Caleb give it all their thumbs up. I would love to say that I timed it on purpose to coincide with our CC group’s Chocolate Factory Tour field trip…..but no. It was just […]

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Visiting with Humpback Whales

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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