Janet took these beautiful photos of Monterey for us. These include the aquarium, the beach, a hotel, a farmer’s market (where we met some parrots), and Cannery Row. Check back tomorrow! I’m planning to upload photos of 17 mile drive, a scenic route that hugs the coast from Pacific Grove to Carmel! Or maybe I’ll do the seal pup photos next…
» Read moreWe’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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As soon as I get back from my Alabama and Florida trip, we have company arriving!! We LOVE hosting our friends and taking them sight-seeing. When we lived in DC, we hosted about 7 families/year. California is so far off from most of our friends and family that this happens a lot less. We are all so pumped to have friends come! Joshua has a countdown going. There are endless things to do, right here within two hours of my […]
» Read moreAlan and I herded all the boys together and ventured over to Monterey this past weekend. The boys said things like this: “I don’t want to go.” “Can’t we just stay home?” Until we got there. Once we got there, they had a ball and didn’t want to leave. In fact, Joshua developed a sudden interest in film production. He made movie after movie and “News Story” after news story. Sorry, I am under strict gag orders to not share […]
» Read moreFirst off, if you ever get to travel to California, GO TO Monterey Bay. There is this huge canyon underwater, right off the coast. This thing is even bigger than the Grand Canyon, only it’s underwater. Monterey Bay is also a sea otter sanctuary, and when they say that, they aren’t kidding. You cannot hang out on the beach in Monterey Bay and not see some sort of sea mammal, with your naked eye. There are sea otters, harbor seals, […]
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