This month Ben participated in the school science fair. We helped him build a maglev train and he tested the effect of temperature on magnetism. He like the project, but needed a lot of help with the follow through :). We spent quite a bit of time with friends this month! We went a birthday […]
Read moreHappy New Year everyone! This month we tried our hand at raising sea monkeys, but they didn't last too long :(. We got free tickets to Zoolights, so we went the last weekend it was running. They have a lot of new lamps this year and a new firepit area for making s'mores. Ben is […]
Read moreWoohoo! December! Our favorite time of year :). Unfortunately, this year's celebration was a bit dampened because Ben had to have a tonsillectomy. He did fine during the surgery, but the recovery was pretty rough :(. We're hoping this helps prevent him from getting strep throat so often. He's missed so much school from illness […]
Read moreLet's see if I can stay *only* one year behind on my posts. LOL. November is always a fun month - we love the shift to cooler weather (I can usually finally wear pants) and Thanksgiving. This month we went to the Japanese Friendship Garden with some friends. Nora and I drove to California to […]
Read moreOctober is the best! It starts cooling off so we can do a bit more outside :). Some things this month: We went to see Wild Robot with Ben's class and teacher. Great movie if you haven't seen it :). I helped the kids make a dinner that fluoresces under UV light and Ben also […]
Read moreI'm going to attempt to catch up with the blog... I'm only almost a year behind lol. September was a busy month. Craig and I had a conference in Anaheim, so we took the kids and Nonna to Disneyland for a few days. We also managed to squeeze in a date night! Getting ice cream […]
Read moreYep, still hot! We're mostly staying inside these days. Nora started piano lessons this month, which she likes so far. The semester started up again, so Craig and I are back to work (well, teaching and attending meetings in addition to the other stuff we do). Juuuuust waiting for it to cool down!
Read moreHappy Fourth! It was well over 100 degrees when we were lighting sparklers :(. At this point in the summer we basically rush from one air conditioned space to another. It's even too hot to walk early in the morning (~95 degrees!). We REALLY need that vacation home in Scotland... Speaking of travel, Craig was […]
Read moreHappy Birthday to meeeeeee! This month was a fun one. Ben is having fun playing Pokemon with us. We tried ice skating again - Ben had fun, but is afraid of falling (I don't blame him). Grandma TT came to town to watch the kiddos while Craig and I escaped to Scotland for a conference […]
Read moreNora turned 4 this month! She's a sweet, very determined, and hard-working kiddo - she's a bit of a force to be reckoned with (lol). We celebrated at home with Nonna. Ben finished 1st grade and played in his first piano recital. I had minor surgery (exploratory laparoscopy for endometriosis) and we went to Phoenix […]
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