Friday, January 7, 2011

sunsunsunsunmissyousun


Rocket!!

Lipgloss!!

Me!!

Pretty!!

Baby!!

Moment!!

Flyer!!

Fortress!!




Laguna Beach, CA
12/28/10

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

christmas day day day









Laguna Niguel, CA
12/25/10

stockings (best part), christmas bread (no brainer), kids (100% make christmas), vid chat to Virginia (missed you), game of Life (a little long), cozy (even in california).

20 questions

Today we read a story about moving and making new friends. We discussed experiences where we have had to make new friends and what that has been like.

This little girl told how last night she was at this building where they were eating and she met a friend. I asked her more about it, like what was this building and how did she start talking to this girl. I figured it was a restaurant, but she said no, and then I figured it was something for maybe her Dad's work because of the way she described this building that was far away.
Here's the dialogue:

girl: "it's this place, a tall building that has a restaurant on top and then a play area by the entrance where you can place and the adults are upstairs."

me: "Was it for your dad's work?

girl: "no it was by my grandparents house so we could see our cousins"

boy: "i think i know what place that is, it has furniture and clothes and it's far away."

girl: "Yes! Yes!"

boy: "It is like 'OOkk' something it has a 'c' in it.

girl: "?"

boy: "Ikea. Ikea!"

girl: "yes Ikea"

Hilarious. I was so confused. And Ikea was the last place I would have come up with.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

In 2011 I want to...

My 1st graders write in journals every other day and their writing prompt this week was

In 2011 I want to_______________________.

I got some really good ideas for 2011 year goals:

"have a pillow phight and a pese of cake and ice crem."
translation: have a pillow fight and a piece of cake and ice cream

"get a dagpipee"
translation: get a bagpipe

"have a good year."
yes, yes yes

don't you wish your life was this simple?

Monday, January 3, 2011

really real


this stuff. it's really real. that's what gets me every time.

thanks for the link Dave.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Santa Surprise Balls

Egan and I put together the surprise balls for all the babies this year. Don't you love the different sizes of them? I can't handle the Santa faces. It's our first time wrapping them this way.






It was Christmas Eve and I was struck with the plague (that later hit everyone else in the family). I heard the squeals and giggles all the way upstairs while I lay cotton-mouthed in a dark room. Surprise balls I think are the number 1 favorite tradition for the kids.

++++++
2009 , here too
2008

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Honorary Member

We experienced the Mormon Battalion in San Diego over our California Christmas. It was so neat. They've done a knock out job. Go there. And see more of our outing here.