Showing posts with label vacations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacations. Show all posts

Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Reset Button

It's been so long that I couldn't remember how to log into this account, haha!! So let's hit "reset" and call this my New Year's post...

So much has happened since last Fall. The Monkey made both his First Reconciliation and his First Holy Communion. He's had two solos--one for his First Communion mass and the other for his choir concert. And I can't believe he has less than 2 weeks left of 2nd grade! In 11 days he will be eight years old!


We headed down to San Diego for a nice little Spring Break after Easter. The Monkey was (and still is) majorly obsessed with the Titanic, so we headed to the Natural History Museum to experience the artifact exhibition. A nice respite from the madness of early morning work and school prep. Just some good old family togetherness.


But not all fun was had away from our local haunts. The 17th Annual Festival of Books was at the University of Southern California for the 2nd year and we headed in to see some of the Monkey's favorite authors. We had an amazing time listening to, meeting, and getting autographs from Marc Brown (of the Arthur series) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney. Wow!


Most recently, our days have been consumed by end-of-the-school-year preparations, birthday planning, and Cub Scouts activities. Over the Memorial Day weekend, the boys participated in the flag placement at a local cemetery. This was their second year and it really helps to remind them of what the holiday is all about.


What's in store for the rest of the school year? Well, if I can muster up the energy to remember to post, I'll show you what I'm planning for the Monkey to bring in for his class birthday celebration. Fingers crossed! :) So.......that's it for now. Let's hope it's not another 7 months before I post again. 


Monday, November 21, 2011

She Has Risen!!! Hallelujah!!

Good Lordy, it's been kind of a while, huh?! Bad blogger! BAAAD blogger!!! ;) Well, I can tell you that you don't want to see what I've been up to the past 4 days, because I have been sick as a dog and looking like one, too! Instead, I thought I'd spread out a few posts to re-cap the wonderful madness that's been going on with the fam--from our summer vacation in Hawaii to the first day of 2nd Grade to Halloween costumes and everything in between. Hope you enjoy the first installment! :)

HAWAIIAN VACATION





Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Happy Birthday, America!

I'm taking the liberty (pun intended) of blogging this post on Hawaii-time since here, in California, it's just past midnight on the 5th. ;) We had a very eventful weekend, visiting with the in-laws in Ventura County. It's become a tradition to spend Independence Day weekend up north with them. This year, we even enjoyed the company of my little sis, "Bean". It was a win-win for all--the Monkey got to spend some time with the grandparents and the big kids got to wile away the hours enjoying leisurely day trips to Ojai and San Buenaventura. Throw in a little bowling, a trip to the beach, and some local fireworks, and you have the makings of wonderfully memorable weekend...

No tripod tonight. Still not bad for handheld! :) 





Friday, May 20, 2011

Greetings from San Diego


My boy and I hopped on the Amtrak Surfliner last weekend to meet Daddy in San Diego for a family weekend. The weather could not have been more perfect for the zoo, USS Midway, Maritime Museum, and lots and lots of good food. Wonderful weekend with minimal meltdowns! There is hope yet! :)

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