I'm hungry

I finally sat down and watched the film, Julie and Julia today. I've been dying to see it since I read the book (see post here) but never made it to the theater because all my movie buddies went without me and there wasn't a chance in . . . well, there was absolutely no way Mark was going with me. So I had to wait for the DVD (which my dear cousin gave me for Christmas,) but life has gotten absolutely crazy, and Mark has always been home during prime viewing hours (see comment above) so it took camping out at my in-laws sans in-laws while our house is being shown to find time to sit down, put my feet up, and watch a good movie. And I wasn't disappointed. I laughed. I cried. I thought about buying Mastering the Art of French Cooking all over again. I haven't seen a movie that loveable since You've Got Mail and doesn't that shame the movie industry? It makes we want to have a "project" of my own. But can I really add one to my list of teaching, serving, working, mommying, wife-ing, moving, sleeping, breathing . . . I'm exhausted already. But if any of you have found a project that fills you with joy while fits in your schedule, let me know.

Garden Girls

I had a make a quick trip out to Simi Valley with girls in tow and decided to make a day out of it by adding a visit to Underwood Family Farms. We had a blast! The girls loved playing in the sand pit with the bulldozers and tractors.



Allegra loved the farm animals. Aurora loved helping me pick our own radishes, lettuce, and strawberries. That's right, we came home and ate salad and strawberries we picked ourselves that morning! How cool is that!

Pasta Fingers!

Daddy time

I love when daddy reads to the girls. No one reads Strawberry Shortcake better.

Zoo-rific

Our preschool took a field trip to the LA zoo. Last month we studied mammals and this month we're studying safaris. It's amazing how much the kids understand and remember. Their brains truly are sponges. Only Leah and Aurora could go (and younger siblings Brandon and Allegra) but the weather was perfect, the animals were active and we had a fabulous time!