We have been busy over here. Here is what we’ve been up to! 1. T-ball season has started and Mason is so excited because he not only gets to play on a real team but he gets to do with it his cousin Austin. Wow. Can’t say that I ever thought I would see the […]
1. It’s official after 30 years in education my Dad is a retiree. Here he is today coming home from his last day of work. At least from this job. He’s not one to sit around so I know he will be off to something new very soon. Way to go Dad. I’m so proud […]
ONE canceled flight due to weather. TWO trips to the airport. THREE total flights. FOUR hours of sleep for the kids, ZERO for mom. FIVE Barelas all safely in Ohio There were also a 7 hour layover and a 3 hour layover, several meltdowns by all of us, lots of suckers, new books from the […]
1. Mason graduated from preschool this week. It wasn’t so much a graduation but more playing at the park and eating hot dogs and cookies and taking some pictures. None the less our first school year is done and I would say it was more than a success. He loved it, I loved it and […]
1. This week I made some cute skirts out of jeans I got from the thrift store. It took me all of 30 min to make 2 skirts and they are adorable. My girls are in a “all jean” phase. So I’m trying to get a little crazy on them and get them to wear […]
We got our proofs back from our family photo shoot. Here are my 5 of my favorites! Our photographer was Kimberly Stone a Chico, CA photographer who is professional, fun and creative. And let me tell you with 3 very active children we were a challenge. But she made it look easy. 1. 2. 3. […]
1.Last weekend as I mentioned was our marathon weekend of celebration: time in Chico with our family pictures, bridal showers, baby showers, special time with friends and students. Whew! It was fun but we were tired at the end. I think it took us till Tuesday to recover. I wanted to share a recipe I […]
We have a busy but fun weekend ahead of us. Here is what we will be up to… 1. Tomorrow morning we are getting family pictures taken out and about in Chico. This is something we knew we wanted to do before we left to capture some of our favorite spots on film. Our staff […]
We are in the midst of a whirlwind tour of SoCal. We are doing some fun things, seeing family and friends and attending our regional conference one last time. It feels good to take a step away from a crazy and overwhelming life in Chico right now. This trip as been unexpectedly so enjoyable and […]
It’s been a very full week here at our house with early mornings and late nights so I’m gonna make this quick. 1. The RE-Think blogference was a huge hit this year! Thanks to all who checked it out and participated. Overall there were more than 1300 “attenders” to the conference that made comments, representing […]