Author: Brittany

  • Let my see

    This is our favorite phrase Katelyn says at the moment. She often says my instead of me. Out littlest Munchkin is nearly four and a half. Since starting preschool last fall she has become her own little self. She’s a shy one and even those who know her well still may have not heard her…

  • Christmas as a four-year-old

    Christmas time just seems to get better every year when you have kids. Last year was fun when both girls understood the concept of gifts. The idea of Santa was still odd to them, especially after their strange encounter with him at our ward Christmas party. But this year has been different. Katelyn understands the…

  • Redwoods adventures

    We’ve been in CA for four years ( give or take four to six months here and there) and we hadn’t made it to the official Redwoods. We had intended to go a few times but it never happened until this last trip. I’m glad we didn’t make a dedicated Redwoods trip. I would have…

  • Best day at Astoria

    I’ve been to the Astoria Column probably a dozen times in my life. Every time it’s been gloomy, at best. This time I found out the sky is actually blue in that part of the world. Katelyn climbed the tower twice, though she was carried about 25% of the time for both rounds. Abby hitched…

  • More of Oregon

    Seems odd that as California residents we feel the need to go north for a beach. Canon Beach. Totally worth it. I had no idea how ecstatic katelyn would be to fly a kite. After both of our 50 cent kites broke before sending them soaring, we realized we weren’t going to shrug it off….

  • Begin again

    We recently returned from our week long excursion to Vancouver, Washington/Portland, Oregon. So be prepared for a few posts documenting the highlights of the trip. We got up early thinking/hoping that the girls would transfer easily to their carseats and sleep for the first few hours of our 11+ drive time we had ahead. Instead…