[life] is getting ready for winter
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The kids at Serra Preschool have been busy learning about the Spirit of the Season, snow, reindeer, Jolly Old St. Nick, gingerbread and sleigh bells. I helped out at Merrik’s school two days this week and was reminded how much I love the way the kids learn there. Their teacher, Ms. Fuller is always in [...]
merrik and maliea-one year
Here are Merrik and Maliea at one. See they look different! The only reason Maliea is nude is because I never got around to doing her “babyparts” photo shoot at 5 months old so I am killing two birds with one stone here. I am so bummed I don’t have pics of those gorgeous plump [...]
The Bus
When we were in Hawaii, there was one thing I really wanted to do with Merrik. I wanted to take him on The Bus. It was our primary mode of transportation when Jim and I lived there and I loved it. I still enjoy the bus when I take it from the Fullerton train station [...]
more hawaii favorites
My favorite family photo is one of us up on The Pali. It was crazy windy up there and just about lifted Merrik off the ground. This is a collage of images from Waikiki, happy hour at The Royal Hawaiian hotel, the Hawaiian Railroad, the North Shore and our octagon house.
sea monsters
We all went to the tidepools at Dana Point headlands on Sunday. It was a great day to get out of the house after catching up on sleep, housekeeping, business and train play (Merrik missed his trains in Hawaii). Merrik had a great time climbing on all the boulders and wanted to climb to the [...]
somewhere over the rainbow
We found our pot of gold at the North Shore. After a few days of surf and sail in Waikiki we discovered the best hideaway possible: a perfectly placed octagon shaped house not quite a mile down the beach from Pipeline. With the most beautiful beach and shoreline just outside our window, we settled in [...]
aloha oe
We’re leaving for Oahu tomorrow so I thought I’d post some past images I took when we lived there. We will be staying in Waikiki-it’s is a weird experience to go back as a tourist-and on the North Shore. I am so excited to experience staying on the North Shore and can’t wait to do [...]
momentary slice of heaven
Sunday night I had a little taste of heaven. Jim took both Merrik and Maliea into the bath (we have one of those big jacuzzi tubs thank goodness) and I had a few minutes to myself. To do what you ask? Hmmmm. Spontaneously the closest thing was a glass of wine and I caught a [...]
another awesome birthday party for shane
Merrik’s friend Shane has the best birthday parties in town. This year there was a bounce house and an amazing animal show with cotton candy and snow cones plus lots of other goodies. I think the parents had just as much fun at this party as any of the kids. To see all the pics [...]
next stop-the beach
After the harbor we HAD to go for a bike ride because we forgot to take the bike to the harbor. Nana Papa dropped us off at home and we loaded the Highlander up with beach gear and headed to Linda Lane. It’s nice to have the weather on our outdoorsy side again. We walked [...]
harbor walk
We went to the harbor the other day with Nana Papa to see if Proud Mary’s was open yet. It has been since my birthday when I was pregnant with Maliea that it burned down. We went to have brunch there and it was still smoking. So sad because I remember going there the first [...]
superbowl sunday
Merrik is so into the ocean right now that we took him and Maliea to the beach on Superbowl Sunday because the weather had been so nice. He was excited to try out the surfboard and has been learning how to bodysurf and go under the waves safely. Maliea is just as enthusiastic about the [...]
all about the bike
Last weekend we had to escape the thundering fans, dry heat and nauseating smell of the flood cleanup at our house. We got a hotel room in Dana Point harbor and made the most of “living” out of it by doing lots of walking and biking. Merrik biked in the hotel, in the rain, in [...]
a second generation of trouble
On Wednesday, Maureen, my friend from grade school invited us over to their awesome pool. Maureen and I have known each other since 3rd grade. We got into all kinds of fun ‘trouble’ off and on throughout the years. We spent a lot of time playing in the surf at the beach near her house [...]
just me and merrik
On Thursday, I dropped off Maliea at my parent’s place so Merrik and I could have some time together for a change and so Maliea could get uninterrupted nap time. It was wonderful. Merrik and I headed to the “beach park” to ride his bike. He really wanted me to ride mine too but we [...]
dream date
We had a fantastic day at the beach on Monday. After Merrik went to swim lessons we met up with Marley and Quin. It was Merrik’s perfect date. He and Marley competed for being in front on their two-wheelers all the way from the pier to North Beach and back. Merrik took a couple of [...]
winter at the beach
Today was a gorgeous day at the beach. Merrik has been begging us to go to the beach but it’s been so cold. He loves to go in the ocean no matter what but I just can’t psych myself into it when it’s cold and damp out. I took him last week and it was [...]
biking at the pier
Merrik loves to take his bike down to the beach trail. He is amazing on it. It’s a rough ride but he is great. He’s getting good at skidding to a stop on the downhills. He calls it “jam” because his bike is a Tony Hawk Huck Jam bike. Pretty funny. Oh, and of course, [...]
happy new year!
wishing all of you health and happiness in 2009 [this is as far as any of us got for ringing in the new year]
day after
we had a beautiful but very cold day after Christmas and Merrik insisted on going in the ocean. So, Jim, Merrik and I headed down to clock tower beach to put our feet in the water. We stepped in for no more than 5 minutes and we were all shivering from the very cold wind. [...]
happy holidays!
Wishing all of you happy holidays and best wishes for abundance and joy in the new year. -jim, kristianne, merrik and maliea