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Huntington Beach

I held my breath all weekend, hoping that the kids were well by Monday. We’d been planning a trip to California and I was so hopeful. Well, Sunday was perfect. We packed, planned, and I apologized in advance for my ridiculous need to control everything the...

First week of Summer

And then, after all the celebrations, we were hit with a stomach bug. The two littlest had it the worst. Brian’s parents and his sister, Laura, and her family were still in town. I was so sad to miss spending time with them. I took care of the two little...

Graduation Open House

A few weeks before graduation, the moms of the seniors were visiting and decided to combine our graduation parties into one. Instead of asking the same families to come to five separate events, we decided to throw one, wonderful, fun event for the upper school and all...

Photo Shoot: Julia Grace

When Julia changed schools in 7th grade, I was so nervous for her. I hoped her year would in no way resemble my awkwardly, terrible 7th grade memories. The summer before she started, we wanted her to get to know someone in her class. We met the other new family that...