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Tag Archives: preschool
A Look Back at Christmas
Even though we are nearing the end of January 2023, I would be remiss not to document our Christmas holiday fun at the end of 2022. As usual, our celebrations extended over six weeks. They included eight Santas (but only the last one was real), two preschool holiday singing programs, two holiday productions, multiple letters and calls to Santa, dozens of homemade cookies, lights, decorations, fake snow, one tree lighting, two Christmas church services and one “Noel Night,” presents, an amusement park, and some barnyard animals. Oh, and a tired Mama. Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Baby & Kids, Eating, Holidays, Sightseeing
Tagged A Christmas Carol, American Ballet Theatre, angel, Baker Ranch, ballet, boat parade, children's choir, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas tree, cookies, Dana Point, Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights, gingerbread house, Heritage Hill Historical Park, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Beach & Tennis Club, Mariners Church, Nana, Noel Night, preschool, reindeer, Rose Center Theater, Santa, Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church, Sawdust Festival, SeaWorld, Segerstrom Center, Sherman Library & Gardens, The Grove, The Nutcracker, Winter Fantasy
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Coronavirus Christmas, Year 2
Each holiday that passes, I wonder, “how are we still celebrating holidays in a pandemic?” Yet, here we still are. We are still masked. We are still encouraged not to gather in large groups. Events and activities are still modified to protect attendees. And so, Christmas 2021 was similar in may ways to Christmas 2020 (minus the lockdown and plus one new baby). Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Holidays, Running, Sightseeing
Tagged 5K, Baker Ranch, Candlelight Walk, Christmas, Christmas tree, coronavirus, COVID-19, crafts, Dana Point, Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights, Descanso Gardens, Elf Yourself, Enchanted Forest of Light, Heritage Hill Historical Park, Irvine Spectrum Center, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Recreation Center, Light of the World, Night of 1000 Lights, OC Zoo, pandemic, preschool, Rudolph, running, Saddleback Church, Santa, Sherman Library & Gardens, snow, The Grove
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A Full Fall
After a low-key Halloween season last year, in which we only went to one pumpkin patch while on vacation, we celebrated a return to mostly normal this year with visits to multiple pumpkin patches, festivals, Halloween events, parties, and more. Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Eating, Hiking, Holidays, Sightseeing
Tagged Autumn, Autumn Harvest Festival, Baker Ranch, Boo at the Bay, cat, chili, cookies, dolphin, Fall, Grandma, Halloween, Heritage Hill Historical Park, Home Depot, Irvine Park Railroad, jammies, kitty, Norco, OC Zoo, October, Odyssey Park, pajamas, panda, Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, preschool, Pumpkin City, pumpkin patch, Pumpkin Rock, pumpkins, Sally's Baking Addiction, Skyforest, Skypark at Santa's Village, Snow White, sugar cookies, tradition, trick-or-treat, Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve
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A SoCal Christmas
We spent the month leading up to Christmas preparing for the big holiday by decorating, baking a ton of cookies, and participating in some favorite holiday events and some new ones. Here’s a quick recap of what we did for … Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Holidays, Sightseeing
Tagged A Charlie Brown Christmas, Baker Ranch, Chance Theater, Chrismtas with the Critters, Christmas, cookies, Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights, Heritage Hill Historical Park, Irvine Spectrum Center, Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, Laguna Playhouse, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Peter Pan, preschool, Rancho Las Lomas, Renegade Race Series, Santa, Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Run, Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church, scavenger hunt, SeaWorld, Tinker Bell
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Happy Christmas
Just like we celebrated Halloween throughout all of October and Thanksgiving throughout all of November, we also celebrated Christmas throughout all of December. I love all the holiday celebrations in the last quarter of the year! Prior to having kids, … Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Holidays, Sightseeing
Tagged Baker Ranch, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights, Disney On Ice, Falcon 9, Fashion Island, Follow Your Heart, Honda Center, Nana, Newport Bay Conservancy, Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, preschool, Santa, Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church, SpaceX, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Wild Tales
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A Time to be Thankful
We celebrated Thanksgiving 2017 very similar to how we celebrated Thanksgiving 2016 – at home with just our little family of four. It was relatively relaxing and stress free. Prior to Turkey Day, we joined Vivian for two Thanksgiving Feasts … Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Eating, Holidays, Running
Tagged 5K, Baker Ranch, Bobby Flay, Dana Point Turkey Trot, Friendsgiving, gingerbread, grilled turkey, Indian, Odyssey Park, pilgrim, preschool, Thanksgiving, Zoomars Petting Zoo
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Halloween: Pumpkins, Parades, Parks, Potlucks, & Parties
In an effort to keep track of our family’s activities, I will document that we celebrated Halloween throughout October. We did lots of stuff, dressed up in many costumes, and ate lots of candy. See? In addition to the above … Continue reading
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