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Category Archives: Adventure
Bucket List Bungee Jump
Eight years ago, after we got married, we created a “pre-baby bucket list.” One of the items on that list was to hike to the Bridge to Nowhere in the Angeles National Forest and for Dan to go bungee jumping … Continue reading
Sweet Strawberries
It’s finally strawberry season in SoCal (which still seems weird to me since strawberry season in Ohio isn’t until June)! The girls have been strawberry picking many times (in both Orange County and North Carolina), but William never had and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Baby, Eating
Tagged chickens, goats, strawberry, Tanaka Farms, tractor
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Summer Lovin’ 2018
Summer has wound down. Labor Day has come and gone. All the kids are back in school and daycare full time. I’m back to work and teaching after my six-month maternity leave. Last week, even the calendar forced us all … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Arts, Baby, Hiking, Running, Sightseeing
Tagged 5K, Angels, Aqua Wave Swim School, Azarian Gymnastics, Baby Beach, Baker Ranch, baseball, Big Air, Bold Girlz, butterfly garden, Cal Elite Kids, carousel, Centennial Farm, Chuck E. Cheese, Cinepolis, CircusTrix, crafts, Dana Point, Environmental Nature Center, fashionista, Foothill Ranch Community Park, Foothill Ranch Library, Giant Wheel, Great Park, Great Park Balloon, Happy Nails, HGTV, Irvine, Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine Spectrum Center, Jim Gaffigan, Jump 'n Jammin, Laguna Art Museum, Lake Forest Chargers 5K, Lake Forest Farmers Market, Lakeshore Learning, LangoKids Irvine, LEGOLAND California, library, Library of the Canyons, Little Corona del Mar Beach, Little Italy, Livermore, Los Angeles Angels, Mission San Juan Capistrano, movie, Music Together, OC Fair, open gym, Orange County Public Libraries, Orange County Zoo, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, pedicure, Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Playland Cafe, Pretend City, Pump It Up, Rancho Las Lomas, Rancho Santa Margarita Library, San Diego, Santa Ana Zoo, Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church, Sawdust Festival, Scooter's Jungle, Shipley Nature Center, SNA, Story Makery, storytime, summer, The Shops at Mission Viejo, The Silly Smock, trampoline park, Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Turtle Rock Nature Center, Vacation Bible School, VBS, We Play Loud, We Rock the Spectrum, Wild Tales, Zoomars Petting Zoo
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A is for Apple
Fall is the season for apple picking. I imagine in most locales, this means a beautiful drive through the countryside to a quaint orchard. Then, in the coolness of autumn, you joyously pick apples, drink cider, pay someone a few … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Baby, Eating
Tagged apple cider, apple cider donuts, apple picking, cider mill, Oak Glen, Snow-Line Orchard, Stone Pantry Orchard
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Summer Science, Seals, Space, and Sea
This is a post about our summer fun…but, it’s now autumn. Oh well, better late than never. Because it seems like I only have 10 hours in my days…and enough energy for 4 of those hours, here’s a quick recap … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Arts, Baby, Hiking, Sightseeing
Tagged airplane, Aliso Summit Trail, Balboa Park, Balboa Park Carousel, Balboa Park Miniature Train, carousel, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, Discovery Cube Orange County, Doc McStuffins, Great Park Balloon, Instagram, Laguna Beach, Luv 2 Play, Moreton Bay Fig Tree, Orange County Great Park, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, San Clemente, San Clemente Coastal Trail, San Diego, San Diego Air & Space Museum, sea lions, seals
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Springtime Whale Watching
Lillian went on her first boat ride last weekend. She was about the same age that Vivian was when she went on her first boat ride. The four of us ventured out of Newport Bay into the Pacific Ocean to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Baby, Sightseeing
Tagged Davey's Locker, Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Pacific Ocean, whale watching
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