Aria’s Girl Scout troop is representing Japan at their annual International Faire at the end of this month, so as a related field trip the troop took a train to downtown Los Angeles to spend some time in Little Tokyo. This was Aria’s second time on a train, but it was her first time at […]
tips on making park visits more enjoyable for the kids AND you!
Playing at a park has got to be one of the best things about being a kid. The sand, the swings, the slides -so much fun. But for us parents? Not so much. So today I’m going to share with you some ways that I make our park adventures fun for the kids and for me. Visit […]
Say what….?
Will someone please explain this sign to me? This was at the beach we went to today. It had us scratching our heads. No landing in water after having jumped? Really?
Friday Concerts
Tonight Rich and I packed up dinner, grabbed a bottle of Merlot, and piled the kids into our van for the 30 second drive down the street to our town’s “Concert in the Park”. This annual event happens every Friday evening in the summer months of July and August. These are seriously a lot of […]
It NEVER snows here!
The other day we got a special treat here in sunny southern CA — SNOW! When I say it NEVER snows in our town…I mean, it NEVER EVER snows in our town. But I guess it was cold enough on this night, that when the rain came down, it froze! It was actually a hailstorm […]
at the petting zoo
There is a cute little petting zoo just about 10 minutes from our house. I take the little ones there every now and then for a treat. Yesterday there was a GROUPON for tickets at 50% off, so I jumped on that and bought quite a few! Yay! I love getting deals. The bunny pen […]
Front Yard Fun
My kids would spend all day out in our front yard if they could. Unfortunately for us, we live on a street where neighborhood cars tend to speed down, and I just can’t trust them out front unless I’m out there, too, watching out for their safety. One of their favorite things to do […]
The Walk
Well, we got some brand new sand toys the other day. They arrived via UPS from Lakeshore Learning, which as some of you might know is one of my top five favorite stores to spend money. We headed out to the park to try them out. We usually walk to the park, which […]
41 year old on wheels
Well, check me out on roller skates! I haven’t been roller skating in who knows how long, but my cousin Nick is all into the roller skating rink lately, and he invited me to meet him there. And so, I went! Of course I dragged Tony along with me… He was a good sport about […]
on New Year’s Day
It was cold here in our tiny corner of the world on New Year’s Day. But instead of staying inside our warm and cozy house, I bundled the three little ones up and took them to our local lake. It had been raining the past few days, and I thought we should get out and enjoy this first […]
Hot Days
It has been so incredibly hot these last few days! In the triple digits! Enough, already…I’m looking forward to some fall weather! But while it’s hot, we are making the best of it. We have plenty of pool days and waterpark days. Our community has wonderful pools and waterparks — we are so lucky to […]