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Today was a very big day in Jacob’s life. Just a couple weeks ago for his 6th birthday he got a skateboard. When I took him to the park I surmised very quickly that I was not the one to … Continue reading →

Tonight was Natalie’s very 1st dress rehearsal. Tomorrow night she goes on stage as a mouse, in a 3-minute appearance in “The Chronicles of Narnia”. She has been counting down the days. Excitement has been oozing out of her! And … Continue reading →

The kids tucked in bed Dishes done, the kitchen clean The sweet smell of a cinnamon spice candle filling the house A mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows Steve and I in the living room playing a game of Bananagrams … Continue reading →

We have a rule in our home that the kiddos need to stay in their own beds until 5am. After that point they can come snuggle with us before our family’s 6am wake up time.  So last night before going … Continue reading →

Neither Steve nor I can remember how young Jacob was when we started singing him “Jesus Loves Me” as we tucked him into bed. I don’t recall singing it to him when he was in his bassinet or crib, but … Continue reading →

How would I describe today? Frustrating at first, but completely satisfying by the end. Ha! And it’s not even the end. It’s only 7pm. The day started off frustrating because Jacob and Natalie were just at each other. Being impatient … Continue reading →

So this is a first- I’m recording the date of something that Natalie accomplished, and yet I don’t have a clue when my first-born accomplished this. It’s usually the opposite, right? We tend to record all the 1st’s for our … Continue reading →

It’s only 6:35pm but I’m wiped out. Today was a full day and a very hot day. Quite bizarre to be the middle of October, feeling like it’s 100 degrees, my daughter’s cheeks flushed red from the heat as she … Continue reading →

Today we had a fabulous time out on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, at the CICLAVIA event. Hundreds upon hundreds, possibly thousands, of people were out on their bikes, roller skates and skateboards cruising down the streets of a … Continue reading →

Today was Jacob’s day at school. After dropping him off and taking Natalie to her Spanish class, I had 35 minutes to myself by the time I accounted for travel time to & from home. I treasured that time. It … Continue reading →