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The Art Bistro

Jun 12th, 2016 by

A girls night out with this friend, Kristine,  was long overdue. We decided to do something a little different and went to the Art Bistro. They offer a class every night with a different piece of art. Our night was a piece called, “Lavender Fields”. They also have dinner and drinks available. We split a bottle of wine, salad, cheese tray, and dessert.

The instructor talked us through making a painting. It was neat to see how original each finished piece was even though we had the same instructions. Seriously, if I can do this, anyone can…

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Divas Half Marathon 2016

Jun 12th, 2016 by

Such a fun girls weekend! Ran my 5th half marathon of 2016. (I set a goal for 6 half marathons this year. Almost there!)

Divas Half Marathon was in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco. We checked into the host hotel (Marriott) on Saturday and attended the Expo. Walked downtown Burlingame and had a late lunch/early dinner.

Ran the race Sunday morning, then while half our crew drove back to Sacramento, the other half (including me) stayed over one more night. I took two baths, ordered room service, and watched Netflix. A wonderful weekend. Excited to do it again next year!

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Allergy Testing

Jun 12th, 2016 by

Poor ‘A’ has had quite the season for allergies. It has been the worst and typical over the counter remedies have not helped much. We decided to get him tested to see what  exactly he was allergic to. He had strong reactions to all of the area trees, weeds, and grasses. We will be giving hims shots later this summer to help get him over it.

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Visiting our Friends…

Jun 12th, 2016 by

…with their new baby!

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A Blessed Event

Jun 12th, 2016 by

I was given the incredible opportunity to witness by friend, Crystal, give birth to their second child, while she was at home, in a tub, without drugs. Precious, beautiful, intense, scary, wonderful, amazing. These don’t even scratch the surface.

Eric, praying over Crystal.
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The death grip 🙂
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Welcome baby Aria!
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2016 Sacramento County Fair

Jun 12th, 2016 by

This sweet fair is a nice pre-cursor to the big state fair. We joined our homeschool group and had a fun morning. This Fair provided free passes for school groups and had the Fair open to only these groups from 9am-2:30pm. There was still a good size crowd, but not as bad as if it were open to the public.

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I love this photo and it’s one that brings a smile every time I see it. But, you kind of had to be there to really appreciate it. The boys were touching a static electricity chamber and if you touched someone else after touching it, you would give them a shock. This photo is the aftermath of ‘A’ shocking one of his friends. His friend, ‘I’ is reacting to the shock.
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Is it a turtle or a tortoise? 🙂

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BHN Camp Trip 2016

Jun 3rd, 2016 by

Our homeschool group has a camping trip every year (well this is the second year…) at Collins Lake.  Last year, we rented a cabin (which was really a shed. No water or restrooms). This year, we rented one of the trailers they had on site. It was perfect for us!

Our friend, Toni, reserves this spot on the lake and brings all of these kayaks for everyone to enjoy. It is a highlight for the kids and parents.

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Early morning run with this crew!IMG_2701

Carrie and I found a wild plum tree while running on our own. It was our ‘pit stop!’

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Activities included morning devotionals, an ‘Amazing Race’, where the kids had to work in teams to complete challenges, a fantastic skit night, s’mores bar, and glowstick night tag. It wish I would upload the video we have with ‘A’ and ‘R’ in the skit they did. It was hilarious. Titled, ‘America Doesn’t Have Talent’, it was a parody of the show.

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Early morning kayak with Toni and Carrie. Such a special time with special friends.

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Half Blood Prince Half Marathon

Jun 3rd, 2016 by

This was a virtual run that a group of us decided to run in our neighborhood. We all belong to the same local run club (Moms Run This Town), and an online international run club called Hogwarts Running Club. It combined the Harry Potter fandom with running. The Half Blood Prince Half Marathon is one of their runs.

It was a great morning, great route, great women!

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Mandy earned her 13.1 magnet today with her first half marathon!IMG_2650

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Black Belt Pre -Testing

May 27th, 2016 by

The boys had to test in front of the owner of the West Coast Martial Arts, Ernie Reyes himself,  to see if they would be invited to test in San Jose in June. They tested before instructors of three of the local schools. They both did great, but both still have some areas they need to refine before the instructors give them the OK.

Check out the Wikipedia page for Ernie Reyes Sr…

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I realized I only took video of the boys and not photos. I am unable to post the videos. Very proud of how far they have come in martial arts.

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Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed

May 27th, 2016 by

David and the boys collaborated to make me a lovely breakfast in bed. I spent the day watching my favorite shows. It was lovely. ‘R’ actually took it upon himself to stuff the raspberries with blueberries!

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