This week in iphone photos
This is how Karis dressed herself to go to the park. Soccer shirt, high heels, short skirt, purse, glasses, microphone, backpack. She contains multitudes. India and I had a chance to see Mama Mia at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. I was raised on Abba so this is one of my favorite shows, and it was so fun to take India for the first time. She loved it. We’ve been listening to it ever since. And watching the mom sing “Slipping Through my Fingers” with her tucked under my arm might have put me . . .
our week in iphone photos
The kids have been continuing to take music lessons. This week, the boys started learning bass guitar as well as electric. They were pretty excited. And Mark and I were pretty excited to repeatedly quote Paul Rudd’s “slapping the bass” line from I Love You Man. No one in the house appreciated this but we amused ourselves. It’s possible that I made a YouTube playlist of inspiration for Jafta. It’s possible that it’s called Slappin’ Da Bass. It’s possible that it includes Rage Against the Machine . . .
The week in iphone photos
Last weekend I took a little writing/blogging retreat with a couple other bloggers. My friend Tony is an architect, and a few years ago he build a modern retreat in the mountains of Idyllwild. I’ve been wanting to visit but haven’t had the chance, so when we were looking for a spot to stay I suggested it. The place was everything I thought it would be and more . . . Tony did a great job of blending modern lines with a rustic feel. The house is an ideal retreat center – it’s set up to . . .
Our week in iphone photos
Last week, Karis decided to cut her own bangs. Fortunately it wasn’t so short that it stuck straight up, and with a little creative cutting I managed to even it out into a cute Betty Page ‘do. But it was hard not to smile as I scolded her because she was just so proud of herself. Tuesdays (and Thursdays) with Karis . . . it’s a lot of tea parties and me being her playmate. Two years in, and she still hasn’t gotten the hang of playing by herself when her siblings are gone. I think it’s a lost . . .
iphone photo dump: mid-october
The kids had picture day this week. I asked the boys to show me how they smiled when the got home from school. So natural! Can’t wait to see these. Look, some nights I am lazy and we can feed a family of 6 at Del Taco for $11. Don’t judge me. Karis is moving Kembe’s mouth to make him talk. Little sisters . . . they can get away with anything. Karis took a little break from ballet over the summer and she is loving being back. New family goal: learning guitar. It’s cute because you can’t hear . . .
Mid-September photo dump
It is as hot as it has been all summer right now, so we are refusing to believe it is over. We just discovered a local yoga studio that has classes for kids. The family that poses together . . . Jafta got to try a maple bacon choolate bar this week. Predictably, he loved it. I ordered the kids’ Halloween costumes a month early from Zulily, because I was paranoid I would forget later. We’ve been attempting to learn djembe drums via YouTube. It’s . . .
mid-summer photo dump
Woah. You guys. Seems I'm a little behind on the ole' "dump all the photos from the phone onto the blog" routine. I just found these pictures that I drafted in late June. Oops! Here's a whole summer's worth of pictures.Our kids went to school until the end of June. It seems like the whole rest of the world was out of school before we were.The "twins" had their kindergarten graduation ceremonies. At the same time. In different classrooms. So I ran back and forth and missed Kembe's name . . .
early March photo dump
The last week of February was a bit of a doozy. I was dealing with some severe allergies the very week that the kids had “ski week”. Ski week is a week where the wealthy inhabitants of Orange County head to their ski chalets while the rest of us scramble for childcare or try to finish our work in the presence of bored children. In addition to having all four kids home, I also had 3-4 people working on the kitchen. While I lay sick on the sofa trying to write. It was not a fun week. The . . .
iphone photo dump: mid-february
It’s been a while since I’ve done a photo dump, so I’ve got some catching up to do! India spent a good portion of this month making personalize Valentine’s for each kid in the class. She was really determined and precise with making a list and checking off each name, and decorating the card with letters and hearts. It was cute to see her commit to a project and see it through, The kids got an electric guitar and drum set for Christmas, so they started a garage band. After about 15 minutes of . . .
iphone photo dump 9/29/12
The kids call this “building a spaceship”. I really have no idea what a pile of children has to do with space travel, but there you go. After I took these photo they decided to reverse the order, with Karis on bottom and Jafta on top. It didn’t go so well. India finally learned to ride a bike without training wheels! She has been hesitant but finally gave it the college try after seeing her 3-year-old sister do it. It’s amazing what a little sibling rivalry can do in the motivation . . .