by Kristi on June 17, 2023
This year was special as both kids were in musical theater together. Slightly bittersweet as this will be the ONLY year they will be at school together as G is transferring to a different high school. Beyond the benefits of Sam being the official chauffeur, they were in zero period Intermediate Theater and the last […]
by Kristi on May 25, 2016
We had our 10yo and 8you yearly checkup yesterday. It went well. My 10yo is staying about the same on her weight chart which is what we have been watching. For awhile she was going down so the hunt for the perfect amount of calories a day was quite a struggle. So the 8yo jumps […]
by Kristi on May 28, 2015
Well, she finally did it. S tried out for a more competitive team and made it. We basically snuck on, really. Tryouts for that group were in January and we didn’t go because she was in the middle of “ZOMG WTFBBQ IS GOING ON WITH HER STOMACH” time and we didn’t want more pressure on her. […]
by Kristi on December 10, 2014
What the HECK… as my younger baby would say. I can’t believe she is nine. She is thoughtful, sweet, energetic, full of drama, and inquisitive. She watches things and internalizes but likes to explain and go over her feelings. I never get a full report from friends and schoolmates but she will drop me some […]
by Kristi on September 30, 2014
Almost a month ago I talked about the lessons you learn from your kids. How strong they are. How resilient. S is definitely a tough cookie. I have to write down this story because I want to remember it in a few years. I want to remember the way I broke down when I was […]
Sam is not doing so well this month. She has always had stomach issues since she was a baby but they are pretty manageable with Miralax, fiber pills, and tums. This summer messed us up a lot because she went off alone, didn’t stick to her diet as much, we were on vacation, etc. etc. […]
by Kristi on June 2, 2014
I’m shipping out S, my 8yo, to Girl Scout camp this August. When I first asked her about it she was super excited to go but as the weeks progressed she started getting nervous. There were nights she couldn’t sleep and would wander out and find me and ask me a question. – How will […]
by Kristi on May 25, 2014
by Kristi on May 19, 2014
No one who is reading this blog will be surprised to know I googled ‘Learn how to ride a bike’ and watched a few videos with the kids. What? It was HELPFUL. So we did this on Saturday and these videos were taken at the end of the day. It was about 45 minutes in […]
Well, we didn’t get the call! My friend texted me at 8:30pm on Sunday and said she got notified, as did a friend of hers. They were both invited to progress further. We never got a call so I’m going to assume we are out. They should really call the people who didn’t make it! […]
by Kristi on May 11, 2014
We’ve had a good season with Yorba Linda/Placentia AYSO. I was disappointed in the beginning because the teams have been shrinking recently so this season they combined U7 and U8. I felt like we went a little backwards but after the first few games, the girls clicked as a team and they have been performing […]
by Kristi on April 3, 2014
Are you like me who ruins every craft she starts? I may make a few crafts but it’s usually the 3rd or 4th time when I perfect them. If there is a wrong turn, a fold, regular glue instead of hot… those are the mistakes I will always make right off the bat. I am […]
S is in a lot of activities. She likes to be busy. She goes to Taekwondo, gymnastics, Girl Scouts, and soccer during the season. She adores soccer. LOVES it. She wants to play soccer in the Olympics. Is she amazing at it? My answer is that she is eight years old. She is passionate about […]
by Kristi on March 6, 2014
I was lucky enough to attend my daughters field trip yesterday to see the play Charlotte’s Web. Usually I avoid field trips because a) screaming kids; b) herding kids; and c) losing kids but my teacher for G coerced me into one earlier in the year and S begged and begged that I would go […]
by Kristi on March 1, 2014
My kids work really hard at Taekwondo and it shows. My baby has been doing it for almost two years now? He has his brown belt and a record number of stripes this testing period (31!). He will be achieving his senior brown belt today. Here he is watching his sister get ready to test […]