Two Weeks, Briefly (5/21&28/18)

We are home from California--over 3600 miles driven with all 14 of us in our van.




We are tired.

We are happy to have helped Grammie and Grandpa celebrate 50 years of marriage at a casual, backyard party hosted by the R-- cousins!



(Professional family photos to come!  And the slide show made by Pixie was to die for!!!)


The extra girl is Cousin J-- 

And we are happy to have helped celebrate the anticipated birth of great-grandbaby #1 into the family.  (He's going to be named after Grandpa!)

Cousin J-- is going to be an auntie in late August!


We did hit the beach.  It was too cold to go to the beach, but when you drive 1700+ miles, you don't skip the beach just because the breeze is a little chilly.  We lasted maybe an hour before we put on jackets and headed to the shelter of Grammie's house for would-be picnic lunch.


A guy came up the beach and hit on all four of my daughters at once--while Sir Walter Scott and I were sitting not 8 feet away watching his every move.  Rose Red held her own, but the other girls froze.  Eventually he gave up.






We swam in our cousins' pool.






We stayed up too late at night reminiscing.





We ate too much.


We are glad to be home.

The mulberries ripened while we were gone!






And the lettuce bolted.  I cleared out the lettuce bed to make way for tomatoes, and the kids helped me clean the last homegrown salad.


We'll eat it for dinner tonight.

Next week the teens are all leaving town--Rose Red for the Bahamas, and the other teens for Girls' Camp.  Nature Angel and Little Princess will run their at-home camps for the littlest ones, and then we'll settle into summer.



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Comments

  1. DanielleJune 1, 2018 at 4:20 PM

    Thanks for the link. I’m trying to collect active homeschooling blog links, and I’m going to see if I can add hers to my list.

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  2. DawnJune 2, 2018 at 4:48 AM

    What a wonderful trip. What happy smiles on the kids. That pool looks amazing...imagine having that in your backyard. My kids occasionally long for an above ground pool, but they look like to much work to me. We are always to busy to really take advantage of it anyway.
    Blessings, Dawn

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  3. WendyJune 3, 2018 at 2:33 PM

    How lovely to spend time with family. It was great to see you. Glad you are home safe.

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    1. AflyonmyhomeschoolwallJune 4, 2018 at 4:49 AM

      Some of the pics above were taken at the park near your house! I can't believe we didn't take any ourselves. :(

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  4. SandraJune 3, 2018 at 10:51 PM

    Wow you've had quite the trip. Miss 17 and I are currently about 840 miles from home - but we cheated a flew part of the way and then bussed the rest. I can't imagine all the driving. Hope you had a wonderful time - it looks like the kids did.

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  5. DiannaJune 4, 2018 at 1:43 PM

    I'm glad you had a good trip. I think a big change in the summer is really important so you want to get back to things in the fall.

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  6. JudyJune 5, 2018 at 3:32 PM

    I'm always taken aback at how exquisitely beautiful the children are... Relieved that you are all safe and sound after all those miles... Continued prayers for everyone to be held safe in God's hands as the travels and experiences continue...

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  7. CamieJune 6, 2018 at 11:57 AM

    I love all the photos! How fun to spend cousin time and see grandparents. I hope you and your family have a lovely summer. :)

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  8. The Happy Homeschool MomJune 6, 2018 at 1:41 PM

    Wonderful pictures! What an amazing swimming pool! Glad you made it back safe you must be exhausted! It is 1200 miles for us to go back “home” to NY. We have not made the drive in 10 years.

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