I closed the store last night and Ashley waited up for me. So it was that we were talking at 1am when Hunter walked out into the livingroom in a sleepy daze - but not without his ever-present mischievous grin. He said he wanted some water and proceeded into the kitchen. After a minute went […]
Here are the 168 best pictures of our annual trip to Birch Bay. Warning: it will take you 8.4 minutes to watch the whole thing. You may want to get some popcorn first.
We just got home last night from a five-day vacation/reunion/retreat in California’s central coast. The occasion was a reunion with Brian’s roommates, The Jungle Boys, from his first years at Biola University before we were married. We hadn’t all been together since the first JB got married over six years ago. (note: technically we weren’t […]
We spent a couple hours this afternoon doing a leisurely hike with friends in Turnbull canyon. We hiked to the water tower, which has a great view on smog-free days. The total hike was 4.43 miles round trip and 1,667 feet of elevation gain.
As a family we love looking for wildlife, and today was great […]
This hike is just outside the city in Los Angeles National Forest. The trailhead has picnic tables and places for BBQ so it’s a popular destination. However, as our trusty Afoot and Afield book promised, we were all by ourselves five minutes down the trail to Switzer Falls. The hike was only 4.5 miles but […]
As we were driving home (aka sitting in LA traffic) from our hike today Ash commented that although we have been living in LA for seven years, it hasn’t been until the last year that we’ve really started getting to know the city. Our hike to the summit of Mount Hollywood took in a lot […]
Tonight our kids had fun playing in the rain.
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Autumn on the run
It’s rare that we get a picture with both kids smiling. Autumn has her hand in her mouth but at least she’s smiling.
This is a look of pure joy
Where did Hunter’s face go?
There’s his tongue
Autumn thought […]
Here’s what our kids act like when they don’t know that anyone is watching. This kind of crazy-fun typifies the daily lives of our toddlers.
