Just cruisin’ along… living it to the fullest.
Picnic @ school. So glad E has adjusted so well and made many friends.
The Hurley boys. This kiddo needed a pic in the yearbook so we volunteered to take one w/ him.
New friends invited us to SeaWorld with their guest privileges. We had considered getting season passes but thought we’d rotate from year to year.
We hadn’t gone since E was 2 or 3 so it as nice to be back.
He still doesn’t like the up and down rides. :P
Dippin’ dots break.
Are you there, Penguin Dan? :)
Baaaaaaby Beluuuuuga.
Checked out a garden festival.
Old fashioned trolley complete with conductor from the parking to the venue was a nice ride.
His Forrest Gump pose. :D
Learned about composting — they were more interested in the worms, lol.
Rock painting is very calming.
Becoming a normal Cali, Acai cravin’ dude… :))
First “big boy” heerrrrrcut @ a (non-kiddie) barber shop.
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night
Then through the darkness, Your loving-kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, Yours is the victory, whoa!
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Blessed and humbled by Easter service this year at the church God has lead us to in the last few months… The authenticity, rawness and Christ-centeredness shines through and we’re excited how the Lord will move and use us in this family, city and beyond.
Our church didn’t have an egg hunt but we found a tame one @ another local church. No tramplings here.
Exploring some more trails near us.
The sound of flowing water is quite invigorating.
Our lakes — Mommy’s been running this route quite a bit but E had actually not played in their multiple playgrounds yet.
Socializing as always. :)
We are enamored w/ all the unique coffee/tea shops. We met Uncle Alden, who Daddy has not seen in decades, at this cafe. He was in town for a rowing competition.
Neighborhood party for the grand opening of the clubhouse. Great sense of community and nice folks we’re getting to know living ’round us. :)
OMG, grilled cheese stuffed w/ mac n’ cheese?
The space turned out quite nice with the pool/spa, grills/bbq pits, small gym and meeting room inside.
It’s all whizzing by us in what seems like a flash… Hanging on to each twinkling for an instant longer.
Back at his happy place on an early release day from school.
Showers found us indoors, building and making for quite some time.
A tempting buy since it’s a rarity finding his name on a mass produced item.
Legoland’s 20th birthday {cake}.
A natural foods eatery not far from the park — he devoured those tacos!
And a newly opened culture cafe with lotsa interesting fermented/probiotic goodies — coconut froyo, kombucha, fresh sourdough and more. LOVE all the independent and creative food places here.
Science Night @ school.
The PTA and volunteers did such a great job with all the stations.
Open House SD celebrates architecture and urban design by opening nearly 100 sites on a single day for people to visit. We only got to see 2 this year on a Sunday afternoon but hope we’ll get to visit more in following years. This was at a residence in Point Loma with beautiful mid century design and lovely views. (No actual house pix — can’t remember if not allowed or we just felt awkward w/ the owners around).
Then we went to the SD Chinese Historical Museum. Gotta get edumucated on how our peoples got to this city, right? :)
It was small but peaceful with some good reading commentary.
A book and a bowl after school one day. Our favorite acai place opened a new location and of course we had to check it out!
SDSU, one of the local colleges, hosted a Science and Engineering Sampler for all ages so we went to check it out.
Got to chat with enthusiastic students and faculty.
We also walked through some of the halls, classrooms and labs. University seems like several lifetimes ago for us but sooner than we think, our little boy will be on one of these campuses. *sob*
BUT not yet… not just yet. :)
