8.15.2016

A 39th wedding anniversary celebration!

This weekend we celebrated my parents 39th wedding anniversary!  
 We partied by eating lots of food and swimming in their pool!
We REALLY love these two!
They met on a blind date at Christmas time, they were engaged on Valentine's Day, and were married the following August 13, 1977.  It was probably the fastest 8 months ever, but 39 years later, I could not be more thankful for their marriage, how they deeply love each other, and how it shows that God can make all things new and beautiful!❤︎

8.12.2016

Irvine Regional Park

We recently headed to the Irvine Regional Park to have some end of the summer fun!
We went to the OC Zoo:
We saw deer, mountain lions, bears, wild pigs and all sorts of retiles, to name a few...
And we fed and brushed the goats:
We rode the train:
And we ended with some tree climbing, picnicking and watching peacocks...
The day was so fun and we had the best time being together and enjoying each moment!
Summer, I am not ready for you to be over yet!

8.11.2016

"distractions..."

In addition to doing our normal meal planning, grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, organizing and general house upkeep, I have been trying to get a few house projects done before school starts. Things like going through all clothes and toys and closets and setting up systems for both kids being in school and trying to stay organized with everything.  
Over the last couple of weeks, I would wake up with those projects on the forefront of my mind.  My to do list seemed to get longer, with more details and errands being added to it all the time. The other day I came across this quote and it really stopped me in my tracks:
"Children are not a distraction from more important work.  They are THE MOST important work."
~C.S. Lewis
I realized that I was getting so caught up in getting my "work" done, that I was missing out on sweet moments with my kiddos... I still call them my babies but they are growing up so fast and in a desire to get things done, I was missing opportunities to just BE with them.  It has switched something in my brain and I am thankful that it did before our summer together was done!
So we are grabbing each day with both hands, lingering longer, trying our best not to rush to the next task, and grabbing ice cream along the way at every chance we get...❤︎

8.10.2016

little loves...

"To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life!"
~Pablo Neruda

8.09.2016

Time at the Discovery Cube!

Yesterday we went to The Discovery Cube again and had such a fun day!
 Climbing and exploring time:
 Rocket time:
(Apparently, by looking at her face, Eden has never felt more alive...❤︎)
 Dinosaur scavenger hunt:
Grocery shopping time:
 "Riding" in a helicopter:
 The Harley Davidson exhibit:
(Ryder was frustrated that they didn't have a helmet available for him since other kids we wearing them around... Life lesson!)
 Dinosaur time:
 Watching a movie on penguins in 4D!
We had such a fun day and I am SO thankful that we got passes.  There is so much to see, it's so close to our house and I can't help but see how the kids learn something new each time!