tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84779352024-02-03T04:08:22.312-08:00Urban Housewifenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.comBlogger762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-24831481965911726922013-09-04T14:39:00.000-07:002013-09-04T14:39:12.209-07:00Summer FunToday my kids are back in school and I began to look at the few photographs I took this summer with my dslr. When I was out and about with the kids it was more convenient to use my iphone and post to Instagram.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-37164208297084867302013-04-04T22:22:00.001-07:002013-04-04T22:28:37.554-07:00A Birthday Gift Liesl celebrated her 7th birthday last month and her one gift request was this stuffed toast that she named Francisco. When we went to take her birthday photos she asked to bring him along. Here are a few from the shoot.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-85069442449521858162013-01-28T20:45:00.001-08:002013-01-28T20:45:58.051-08:006 weeks to 7nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-22387938357376298302013-01-02T20:56:00.000-08:002013-01-02T20:56:09.077-08:00NYEnchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-15487277517651310752012-12-22T14:21:00.001-08:002012-12-22T14:21:09.522-08:00nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-80770654982009251932012-11-07T12:47:00.002-08:002013-03-14T18:29:25.414-07:00PorterPorter never lets me photograph him anymore. I don't know if it was because I let him have some coke at a birthday party or what, but he let me take a few!
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-9952493921697604102012-09-13T22:56:00.005-07:002013-04-04T21:20:57.878-07:00Beach Partynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-63814064458451414412012-09-05T00:07:00.002-07:002012-09-05T00:07:33.238-07:00First Day of Schoolnchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-46221390341109983452012-08-25T20:49:00.000-07:002012-08-27T20:50:45.501-07:00Creativity for Kids Craft PartyToday I hosted a craft party using a few different kits from Creativity for Kids at my friend's home. The girls had a fun time making necklaces, headbands and bracelets with the help of their moms. The kits provided us with everything we needed to make the crafts, even the scissors and glue. We started out making the Pop Art Necklaces and it ended up being the only things the girls, mostly nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-82474038065789584762012-08-24T11:11:00.001-07:002012-08-24T11:11:45.805-07:00A Sailor's AdventureLiesl drew some pictures yesterday and started telling me the story as I was looking at them. I told her we should write the story down, she dictated and I typed. You can read it on her blog.nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-22291083009475634102012-08-03T16:22:00.000-07:002012-08-06T16:23:06.978-07:00a busy fridayTo end our week of fun we had our friends Ava and Maya over for the day. Our plans to meet some friends at the bay had to be changed because Ava and Maya forgot their swimsuits. I had everything packed for a day out so we went to Trolley Barn Park for a few hours. After the park we went over to The Children's Museum. It was not busy at all and the kids had fun!
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-5941622838380467652012-08-02T16:11:00.000-07:002012-08-06T16:13:51.910-07:00North Park LibraryAt our local library, the summer reading program includes special guests every Thursday. Today a man brought in a few different animals so show and talk about. It was a nice presentation and the kids had fun.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-10719530045481368612012-08-01T23:30:00.000-07:002012-08-06T15:25:13.204-07:00The Lafayette HotelToday we met some friends at the Lafayette Hotel to swim in their pool. It is fun to play in the pool, have a drink and relax like you are on vacation.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-78039383182664906372012-07-31T23:01:00.000-07:002012-07-31T23:01:51.409-07:00Adventure PlaygroundI found out about adventure playground a few days ago when Secret Agent Josephine posted a photo on Instagram.
My sister-in-law and her friend came with us and my sister drove down with her kids. We got there a little after 12:30 and right after a bus full of kids showed up so it was busy for the first few hours. Porter just wanted to hammer and saw for the first hour, not wanting to get nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-32302003409227957372012-07-30T23:03:00.000-07:002012-07-30T23:03:19.984-07:00Lemonade StandWe set up a lemonade/ice tea/cookie stand today! The kids made $28! We are going to have a few more this summer and donate the money to their school.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-39697942564356864652012-07-16T18:13:00.000-07:002012-07-16T18:13:43.173-07:00Kirk Creek Campground - Big SurLast week we went camping with some friends in Big Sur. Neither of us had ever been up there so we were looking forward to it. Our first night there we stayed in campsite number 13. The site was all dirt and surrounded by poison oak so, when the ranger asked us the next morning if we wanted to move we said yes.
The little tent on the right is the one we slept in. We borrowed a tent nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-49857446279010014472012-07-13T01:24:00.001-07:002012-07-13T01:25:02.220-07:00Big SurWe just got back tonight from our camping trip to Big Sur, here is just one pic from the trip!
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-20403352316841208082012-07-05T22:10:00.002-07:002012-07-05T22:26:31.219-07:00Pixie LieslA few weeks ago Liesl decided to have her hair cut into a pixie again.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-85270172820667600042012-06-28T14:26:00.000-07:002012-06-28T14:26:20.593-07:00Mojave ResortMy friend and I decided Sunday evening to go to Palm Desert for a few days. It was a fun little trip away and just what I needed.
nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-90048437453966658432012-06-15T15:52:00.001-07:002012-06-15T15:52:53.146-07:00Edithnchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-31907460101219284332012-06-01T11:30:00.001-07:002012-06-04T17:50:58.704-07:00Adventure ClubPorter and Liesl were not huge fans of our yard for a long time. When we built the tree fort they would go out there with friends but, rarely alone. Our trip to Portland changed that and they are outside in the yard almost every day. Recently they have been eating dinner outside, not wanting to break from playing to eat. Everywhere we go they collect things to bring back home. I can't count nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-775746785606222912012-05-22T11:24:00.001-07:002012-05-22T11:24:57.859-07:00the kidsnchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-11501453016252544142012-05-21T21:03:00.002-07:002012-05-21T21:03:41.485-07:00letting go
Earlier in this parenthood journey I would have never let my children walk down the side walk and into a store without shoes on.nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-89508983153221511352012-05-20T20:43:00.000-07:002012-05-20T20:43:34.539-07:00 It was a restless night sleeping in a tent with no air mattress but we made it!
A birthday party in the park!
Me and my girlfriend's checking out the eclipse today.nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477935.post-71520997264099190072012-05-19T20:36:00.000-07:002012-05-20T20:37:08.221-07:00mother son
This evening we met up with two of Porter's classmates and their moms for a mother/son camp out at the YMCA. It was a really nice experience and just a fun time for me to connect with Porter. Porter is difficult, strong, sensitive, loving and kind all at the same time. It is hard to be his mom, I was just like him as a kid. I know that I need to make the connection now because I am nchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307150246122480363noreply@blogger.com0