Week: 34

Day 225: Bathing in the water table

Day 226: Coffee in bulk

Day 227: We are really liking the play doh over here

Day 228: Brother's toys when he's not looking

Day 229: Date night

Day 230: Who cares about the shark when there's Dory?!

Day 231: Is there anything cuter than a baby in flip flops?

Aquarium trip

 

 

I have this list going in my mind of things I want to do with the kids this summer. The Aquarium of the Pacific was at the top of my list so we used this 110 degree weather as an opportunity to head to Long Beach where it is much cooler and where many of the exhibits are indoors.

 

The last time we went Liam was petrified of the Lorakeets and this time we spent forever in there trying to tempt one onto his arm.

 

Paul was very helpful since I'm still a little petrified but he called it quits when he got pooped on. Like majorly, disgustingly, pooped on.

 

Liam was even brave enough to touch sharks and bat rays and fish.

 

And in case you're wondering, yes, Brygit was there too. She did a lot of pointing and picking of her nose.

 

Week 33

 

Day 218: If she sees a pool, she gets in. Shoes, clothes and all.

 

 

Day 219: Splash

 

 

Day 220: Smoothie on a slide

 

Day 221: Pushing brother

 

Day 222: Batman hugs

 

Day 223: Brygi-Wan


 

Day 224: Rest


 

Gratitude

 

 

 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." -Melody Beattie

 

 

 

Today I am grateful for my husband who takes the kids to the park while I take a much needed nap. I am grateful for my in-laws who lovingly care for my kids so I can spend time alone with Paul. I am grateful for the opportunity to walk with Paul hand in hand through the grocery store as we make a bee line for the junk food we plan to consume without the kids present. I am grateful for closed chapters that allow new ones to be written. I am grateful for an exciting future. I am grateful for Liam's little legs draped over my lap in the mornings and his hilarious attempts at saying words he has never heard before. I am grateful for Brygit's toothy grin and her emerging speech. I am grateful for a quiet morning, the arrival of summer and the anticipation of good news.

 

 

 

Week 32

I'm posting this super late but here are last week's photos.
 

Day 211: Play-Doh in Sunday School

 

 

Day 212: Post bath

 

 

Day 213: More Play-Doh

 

 

Day 214: I love how she cares for her babies

 

 

Day 215: Family picture at Oak Glen (Last year's picture here)

 

 

Day 216: Up all night/ Toilet paper sash

 

Day 217: You know it's been a busy day when your clothes, face and hair look like this

 

Happy Father's Day

 

 

 

Week 31

 

Day 204: Feeding the fish

 

 

Day 205: Robin

 

 

Day 206: Setting up camp/ sword fighting with the equipment

 

 

Day 207: Grand old flag

 

 

Day 208: We brought our dog over from "the old house"

 

 

Day 209: We also brought this cardboard jail from Liam's first birthday party

 

 

Day 210: It was hot! Brygit got into the pool that was holding the water balloons with her clothes on.