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Kayaking Monterey Bay with DaddyO and Alan

California, pictures, sea lions

The best way to experience Monterey Bay is to grab a paddle and board a kayak. This place is amazing!!! Sea otters, seals, sea lions, pelicans, kelp, and divers are things you are guaranteed to see first hand. Would you believe that some of the Monterey Bay locals actually don’t appreciate this at all? Many of them put these sea lions, that I find so exciting, right into the “nuisance” category!! It surprised me too!! See, on the Eastern U.S. […]

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When Playing in the Woods Turns Ugly

California, Joshua

A couple of months ago, a new neighbor moved in. They have a boy Caleb’s age, and a girl in kindergarten. We’ll call this little boy New Friend and his sister New Friendette. Creative, I know. New Friend and Friendette have a glorious treasure of elementary school childhood right in their backyard. A thicket. Actually, it’s a large thicket that runs down our street a piece, so we call it “the woods.” Joshua, Caleb, and their new friends have spent […]

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One Tough Seven-year-old

birthday, funny stories, homeschool, parenting, photography

This week was my birthday. I did not have a good birthday. I had both a terrible and a wonderful birthday. Don’t you think so many things can be both bad and good at the same time? That was my birthday this year. It was bad because I was so sleep deprived that I could barely function. It was also amazing. One boy worked on my birthday present all week. He made me four different Super Mom comic books. Then […]

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A Sunset Walk in Monterey

beach, brothers, California, family, photography, pictures

Alan 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 […]

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“A world without friends, I don’t think I could bear it.”

California, friends, funny stories, homeschool, Jennings, parenting, photography, pictures, sea lions

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”  (Unknown) Jennings and I have been friends since I was 19, and Jennings was 18. Now we are in our 30s. We have gone from bright-eyed, hard-working college students, who both seemed to hardly ever get a date, to what we are now…..one married mom of four and one successful flight attendant and aunt extraordinaire. Jennings […]

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Thankfulness in Photos

attitude, Bible verses, California, family

I love Thanksgiving. Today I am thanking my Heavenly Father for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us this year–this wild and crazy year! 2014 was EXCITING. It has been a challenge, full of change, and full of learning. And I am thankful for it. I’m thankful my dad is such a FUN Granddaddy. Having a scooter hasn’t slowed him down at all. As Caleb would say, “Granddaddy, you’re just as crazy as ever,” as Caleb grins from ear […]

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Kayaking Monterey Bay and Chillaxin with the Sea Otters

California, pictures, vacation

First 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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The Truth About Moving to California & Culture Shock

California, grandparents, moving, vacation
moving to California

We moved to California last year, and it has been a blast. Yes, there has also been culture shock too. I’m here to tell ya all about this new place. ********* “I can’t sleep. I’m just so excited about Granddaddy and Nana!” You might say this was a really big deal! Here is their visit, according to Granddaddy’s phone. Dad let me email myself all the pictures I wanted. Thanks, Dad!!  🙂 Alan took the boys wet suit shopping. Oh […]

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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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Roadside Photographer: Beautiful Old Homes of the South

photography, pictures, vacation

We recently took a road trip to Georgia, and I had a great time snapping photos of beautiful old Georgia and Alabama homes. The South is a beautiful place. Believe it or not, we are not as backward down here as you may think. Having lived in places all over the country, from the west coast to the east coast, and several places in between, it amazes me the misconceptions people have of the South. I have loved every place […]

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