childhood unplugged

Sometimes you just need to hit the road even if it’s just for a quick day trip.  For as long as I can remember, one thing that always clears my head and fills my soul is jumping in the car and setting out on the open road, with or without a plan I could really care less.  But one thing you need is some good music, part of me misses making a good ol’ mix-tape with all the favorites, but the ease of having any song at your fingertips aint so bad either.  And somehow even the whining and fighting coming from the back seats doesn’t seem so bad when the musics on and there’s wind in my hair.

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Hanging out in his room while he reads me some books, still in pajamas in the late afternoon because, well, it’s the fourth day of being sick.  But he’s finally up playing today so I’ll take that as a sign that we are on the road to better days.  The other day while he was parked on the couch and couldn’t care less what was going on around him we took apart the bunkbeds and this one is finally enjoying the fact that he can now jump on his own bed.

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There’s something to be said about taking a dip in the ocean on a warm December afternoon. Closing out the year unplugging at the beach and exploring some tide pools, enjoying dinner out, and then sipping hot chocolate while walking around the harbor enjoying the last of the Christmas lights.

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Just me and my babe enjoying this sunny morning down at the beach after school drop off.  Listening to the waves crash loudly on the shore and guessing which ones would roll in the farthest under the wood planks where we were standing.

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Saturday morning started out slow, we ate breakfast and were bumming around the house.  We had received two free tickets for the train in the mail the week before and decided last minute that it was a perfect day for a train ride to Old Town Orange.  So we told the kids they had 5 minutes to get ready and get in the car because today was the day (they had been asking daily for over a week when we were going to go on the train).  They were thrilled to say the least.

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childhood unplugged

Summer is nearing an end for us as school starts next week, so we are trying to take advantage of the little bit we have left before it’s back to some serious schedules and the hustle of getting everyone everywhere on time.  So an evening dip down at the harbor with these two to cool off during this little heat wave we are having was a perfect way to end our day.

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Walking out over the water calms my soul, always has, with the old wood planks under your feet where you can see the waves crashing between the cracks of each planks seam.  The people watching is always great and certainly one of my favorite things, with the boys catching waves below, kids chasing and getting tumbled by waves, fisherman scattered along the edges of the pier, kids running down the pier with pure excitement of being out over the water, the musicians strumming their guitars or blowing their horns in hopes for a few coins thrown in a hat.  And if you top all that off with dinner at one of my favorite local restaurants, the Fisherman, I’d call it a win.

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I feel like summer is knocking at our door and I’m really looking forward to it.  These long days and going to bed while it is still light out ain’t easy and quite frankly feel like a tease.  I am longing for the warmer evenings, the long days at the pool or the beach, the going to bed with dirty feet because it’s too late and we’re to dang tired to wash up, and the freeness that summer brings.  It’s so close I can taste it.

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She has been asking to spend some time just her and I, to take a “girls day”.  So we snuck away for just a little bit the other afternoon.  I think she was thinking more along the lines of shopping and lunch, maybe a movie, but with the little time we had we went to get another look at these wildflowers before the summers heat sets in and they are all gone.  And as we were walking back to the car she was sure to remind me that she still wanted our “girls day” to happen.

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On school nights I tend to drag my feet a little at the mention of getting outside to watch the sunset across the street when all I can think of is washing the days dishes, tossing kids in the bath, brushing teeth, reading a book and getting everyone to bed at a decent time, but I’m always thankful when we do. The slower pace of nature and the freedom the kids feel is like a little reset button for all of us.

Spring is here and the hillsides in Southern California are greener than I can remember them probably ever being and flowers are blooming everywhere you look. I look forward to the longer days when the sun sticks around for just a little longer once the time changes.  And it brings the anticipation of those warm summer evenings that are just around the corner.  But the mornings, truth be told, they feel like we are actually being robbed of sleep somehow, I know we aren’t but getting out of bed when it is still dark outside has been rough this time.

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