photography is [body of water]
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Summer could take a hint Seeing you in a floral print Oh to become a pearl In the wordy world of the Cornflake Girl ~ Billy Bragg It’s finally summer here in San Clemente. We’ve been waiting for it for over a year. The kids are in heaven. The air is humid and warm just [...]
[life] is our backyard
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After a busy day in the ocean the kids still had enough energy to goof off in the buckets of water in the backyard. It is an unusual backyard for a kid to grow up in but we are starting to get it worked out. Ever since we put the “sidewalk” in, we now have [...]
[life] mini minnows seashore day
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On one of the Mini Minnows camp days they did a seashore theme and the kids hunted for crabs. They had string with a little wire box at the end where they put small pieces of hot dog to lure the crabs. A flood of memories poured into my mind as I watched Merrik climbing [...]
[photography] bye high surf
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We had a huge swell hit our beaches this weekend and of course we were on our way to Thousand Oaks. It never fails. Whenever there is an amazing swell, Jim either has a swim meet or a pending project that forces him to work long hours or on the weekend. This time I had [...]
[life] mini minnows day camp
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Merrik is in Mini Minnows Day Camp all week out at the Boat House in Dana Point Harbor. He is loving it. They do crafts, games, explorations and each day is a new theme. When I picked him up they were all in line at the beach. After I signed him out he asked if [...]
[life] cameron’s world
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One more thing we did with Cameron was go to Sea World. Sea World is Cameron’s World. He lives for Sea World and wants to work there someday. He knew every nook and cranny of the place and had our day all scheduled out. It was the third time he’d been in the last two [...]
[life] a cousin’s visit
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After all the family gatherings in Coronado, we brought Cameron home with us for a couple of days to share our ocean, sand and sun outings with him. Of course our first trip was to the beach where he was thrilled to have sea creatures to capture. He and Merrik spent hours catching sand crabs [...]
[life] family tradition
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Fourth of July weekend in Coronado is a family tradition for the Riddles. Ever since I have known Jim we have been going to Coronado for the long weekend and now we actually enjoy the famous parade down Orange Avenue because of the kids. And even though we have the most amazing backyard for viewing [...]
[life] family fun in coronado
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After Camp Gramma Grampa, we all hung out at their house in Coronado for some additional family fun. Jim’s brother, Steve, who left us unexpectedly two years ago has two amazing kids, Holley and Cameron. They were the stars of the show because we were all so excited to have them come from Portland for [...]
[life] camp gramma grampa—-closing day
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The experience was a memorable one for all and everyone—-especially the parents—-are looking forward to next year. How Gramma Grampa feel about doing it again is unknown. I personally don’t know how they managed to persevere through directing, correcting, tracking and teaching 6 kids under 13 for almost a week. It all started when they [...]
[life] camp gramma grampa —- day two
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Maliea and I arrived at Camp Gramma Grampa on day two after the activities were in full swing. We made it just in time to watch the water capers and s’more pig out. Merrik barely noticed my presence. It was fun to be like a fly on the wall to watch him in the middle [...]
[life] karen’s backyard
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While Maliea and I were invited to “day camp” at Camp Gramma Grampa we were required to bunk offsite so that Merrik could reap the rewards of overnight camp with his fellow campers. So at the end of the day we headed to the other side of the Big Bay to my sister’s cute house [...]
[life] beach fire bbq
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Last week I sent out a spontaneous email inviting some friends and family to join us at the San Clemente State Beach for a beach fire and BBQ. We showed up at 3:00pm and fortunately my good friend, Chris had already arrived and snagged the last table available next to a fire pit. By the [...]
[life] father’s day weekend
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We had a fabulous close to home weekend with dad. Saturday was chilly so we stuck close to the back yard and Merrik and Maliea could not resist taking their clothes off as usual-especially when there is water involved. Merrik wanted to strip down last weekend at State Beach. Maybe Linda Lane, but definitely not [...]
[life] family together
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We spent another long weekend together as a family. It’s getting to be a habit that I hope continues! Our home away from home in Coronado is at Jim’s dad and his wife, Debbie’s home. It was a virtual Camp G-ma G-pa without the “camp.” Merrik has been so much more well behaved with his [...]
gap: remembering summers past
As if I don’t have enough images of this summer, I decided to pull out a few of summers past-before Maliea-to recall the fun we had with Merrik when he was 4 months (at Cottons), 1 year (surfing in Hawaii) and 2 years (at Two Harbors with Gramma and Grampa on Pelican). Kristianne Koch Photography [...]
gap: picmic at the harbor
On Saturday we had a picnic (Merrik says ‘picmic’) at the harbor. We packed up some grilling stuff and headed down to the tables in front of the Dana Point Yacht Club entrance. It was absolutely beautiful and we got there right when most of the day sailors were coming back in from their jaunts. [...]
thought gap: the last days of summer
We spent another wonderful afternoon at the beach. We met Garrett and Marla around 3:00pm. Marla and her husband, Roberto, are the cool people who wrote and published the Olas Books you see in shops everywhere around town. I first met Marla at her yoga class through the city back in 2003 and we’ve kept [...]
gap: encinitas rocks
I love this town. Maybe because I grew up in San Clemente I am a bit jaded. For whatever reason I really like Encinitas a lot better. SC is starting to bug. It’s losing it’s charm and quaintness. Maybe it’s like this everywhere. Maybe I’m just too familiar with SC. We like to meet my [...]
gap: the beach boys
We enjoyed another wonderful late afternoon at the beach with Kai and Armand. The water was warm and the tide was low. Merrik took the jeep in deep and the other two waded out far in the surf. After, Merrik and I joined Nana Papa and Maliea for happy hour on the pier. We just [...]
gap: beach and bay-the movie
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gap: the powerhouse
It’s been awhile since Merrik has played with his friend Shane and his brothers at the beach. We went down on a whim last Friday to get in one of those fleeting beach days. Shane’s two older brothers were taking a surf lesson so Merrik and Shane had a chance to play in the shore [...]
gap: village play
We visited with Aggelige on the grass near the library today waiting for Merrik’s classes to start. Here are a few images of him having fun running and a picture of his beautiful “octopus” windsock that he created. He used his hands to paint the body of the octopus while everyone else used paintbrushes. Usually [...]
thought gap: beach playdate
Several months ago I was about ready to give birth to Maliea so I took Merrik to the beach to enjoy his last days as an only child. I am always looking for places to go where he can play with other kids. We were at Linda Lane and as we were leaving a woman [...]