Bubble Party

We had a bubble party today. When Melisa was out visiting for Christmas, she helped me paint the kids room. I was a little nervous about the colors but I think it turned out great. Melisa sure has an eye for picking colors. Jeff, Amy's husband, put up the chair rail, which was so generous of him. I really think that made the room look beautiful but it didn't look like a kids room. Amy had the idea of the round stickers. The kids love it. We had so much fun putting them up. Now all we need is some blinds (I am going to miss the brown blanket) and the room will be complete. Now we just need do the other seven rooms in the house! One room at a time, right?

I am having fun with this blog creating the collages. The top one is of the kids and their cousins (the Troeger girls) at the tide pools in Laguna Beach this Jan. It was amazing to see God's creation of the underwater animals. Everyone really enjoyed looking at the starfish, splashing in the water and posing for the camera.

The bottom picture is from today. We went shopping for Caleb's baseball uniform and he couldn't wait to put it on. He wanted to wear them all day. He made sure that I took pictures of him so I can put it on the computer. The girls wanted to get in for some poses too.

Visit to the museum

The kids and I went to a children's museum in Pasadena. We had a great time. Kylie loved painting and all three of the kids loved the bikes. I really enjoy home schooling the kids because we can just pick up and go anywhere. Just this week we have been to Disneyland, the zoo and the museum. We could not be more blessed!!

Another Try... This one is for you Jessi!

Well, a year has gone by and I thought I might try blogging again. We have lived in four different houses since I started this blog. Isn't that just crazy? A lot has changed in the past year. Robert is working for Wells Fargo. He is really enjoying his job and is continuing to impress me with his success. Caleb is loving it in California. He is trying his first year of school at home. He loves being home schooled and the special attention he gets from me. His favorite subject is science because of all of the cool experiments. His best subject is math. It comes easy to him. He is starting his first year of t-ball and is excited to have the team name be the Angels. Aubrey is doing very well. She likes to participate in school too, although we won't start her officially until next year. Reading is her favorite subject and she is starting to read on her own. She had a hard time deciding to play soccer or do ballet for the spring. She wanted to know if they have a ballerina soccer team! She will start soccer in a month and is very excited to meet so more friends. Kylie is doing well. She is now talking up a storm. She will try any word you ask her to say. A few of my favorites are mooa (movie), gammy (grandma), and Aubee (Aubrey). I just noticed a few days ago that she is calling Caleb "Michael". She has a really hard time saying Caleb so she just uses his middle name! As for me, things are going great. I just love California for so many reasons . I love that our family is finally settling down. I love the weather and I love that we have family close by. I still really miss my family in Michigan though. It is hard to be away from there but I have been very blessed to have been able to visit them often and have them visit us here too.