Family

The Danish Village of Solvang California – Gallery

April 8, 2015
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Surferboy has spent the better half of the past year in his home state of California renovating our friends’ house. As you can imagine being away from us for weeks at a time, can be hard for him. Even harder than it is for us, so when he asked if the boys and I would […]

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What We Love About Dad – Happy Father’s Day!

June 15, 2014
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One of the drawbacks of being a traveling surf coach is missing family events. It is inevitable when your work takes you on the road. Unfortunately, for the past 6 years poor Surferboy’s schedule has conflicted with the three biggest moments where as a family we would celebrate him…Father’s Day, our wedding anniversary and his […]

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Our Current Joys…

September 6, 2013
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Who pressed the fast forward button on August? Come on fess up. Honestly, I don’t know where the last 10 days went but I find myself a week into September and baffled at how quickly time flies. I truly believe each year the boys get older father time juices the machine that much more. I […]

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Early Morning Sessions – Back To School Reset

August 14, 2013
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After hitting the snooze button for the third consecutive time this morning my brain finally filtered through the fog a memory rather than a dream, “Don’t forget to set your alarm mom.” By some miracle, I had convinced M2 it was a good idea to wake up early, go to the beach with me, and […]

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Cannonballs, Friends & Our Favorite Macaroni Salad

June 25, 2013
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If we are not at the beach surfing we are at the pool. Usually the swim team pool is our go to hangout but there’s something about getting together with friends, chilling around the pool and enjoying the dynamics between our kiddos.

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A Sneak Peek At This Weeks Summer Fun On TR

June 24, 2013
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You guys may have noticed that I took some time off. With everything that we had going on between Disney, the boys EOG’s, 5th grade graduation and Surferboys annual 3 week summer trip to Cali unplugging for a bit was a must. I had to chill a little or my brain was going to melt […]

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11 Things I Love About M2 {Birthday Wishes}

April 12, 2013
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After seven hours of labor, two weeks before he was ready our youngest, our last child came into this world letting everyone know that he was not thrilled to be here early. He could not have looked more like the Fighting Irish Mascot if someone had posed him. After more than an hour of constant […]

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“Sharing My Better Half”…In All His Glory

April 4, 2013
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*Disclaimer: If you are a red blooded male/lady who finds it cheesy or weird to share your better half with their shirt off, you might want to skip this post. However if you know me and my propensity to gush over my love, have missed said posts than by all means enjoy* Once upon a […]

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Greek Veggie Pita Quesadillas & 51st Street Reunion

April 3, 2013
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Tossing on a pair of high waisted jeans with a Hard Rock Cafe tee, slipping into black studded loafers and blasting R.E.M.’s  “Losing My Religion” on the cassette player while I fluffed my curls into big hair proportions was my daily routine before school in the early nineties. Worrying about what to paint in art class […]

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Easter Sunday Scrapbook & Canon Camera Giveaway

April 1, 2013
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This year the cute fuzzy Easter Bunny nearly saw the sunrise rather than rise with the sun. To be honest she and he are still a bit fuzzy two days later from staying up way past their bedtime. That’s what happens when middle aged “former rockers” attend a high school reunion taking place the evening […]

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