tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18438679527923505042024-02-06T22:18:56.122-08:00Our Life in California...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-25177920655785768572015-04-07T20:42:00.002-07:002015-04-07T20:42:40.714-07:00We bought a house!Welcome back to "Our Life in California!" It is time to start blogging again! We bought our first house! Yeah! I'll give the kids credit too, because they sacrificed a lot so we could make this purchase! They didn't argue when we told them we were going to have to stop ballet lessons so we can save every single penny, they heard lots of "no's" when they asked for special treats. But once we bought the house and started shopping and BUYING (the kids were beginning to wonder how many trips to Lowe's and Home Depot we would have to make before we would actually buy something!) Gordie says "I get it mom, you didn't let us buy a lot of little things so that we could buy more BIG things." And I just thought it was so adorable when Adelee said, as I was checking out at Best Buy buying a stove and a dishwasher: "What? you are actually going to buy something...and without Daddy?" Yup! New dishwasher, new stove, new hood, new cabinets, new countertops, new vanities, new faucets, new sinks, new tile...WOW! We are designing our own house!
We signed on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015, we closed on the 3rd and the demolition started on the 4th. We spent a few hours at the house building cabinets on Easter Sunday. The kids and I returned to the house on Monday to wait the arrival of the dumpster (oops, that is one thing I forgot to schedule...it would have been nice to have had that for the weekend.) And Chuck and his buddy Jeff returned on Tuesday to finish up demo and to start rebuilding.
So just to set the scene for you. Chuck works at least 10 hours a day and his typical drive to and from work is well over an hour. I am 7 months pregnant, juggling 3 kid's schedules (I had to break the "no extra curricular activities rule" to sign them up for baseball) and I'm working a bit. We are paying double mortgage and rent for one month...that's all...no more...that means we have to be moved in by May 1st. We are flipping this house ourselves- we even built our own cabinets (yes, that saved us A LOT of money!), with Chuck's buddy/contractor we are the team! This is going to be one fast flip! But it is going to be AWESOME and it's going to have all of our blood (well hopefully not blood), sweat and tears in it! And we are going to have a house to call our own!
I'd love to post some photos tonight...but instead I'm going to lay out on the sofa and relax. Maybe count some baby kicks :-)
But tomorrow I'll post the before pictures. The demo pictures. And the Day 1 of rebuild photos. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-26201706019043754392013-08-29T10:20:00.000-07:002013-08-29T10:20:03.161-07:00First Day of School 2013
It has been a little over a week since school started and Adelee and Gordie walked up to the MLC gate together for the first time! After dropping the kids off, Chuck and I spent some quality time with Chessa...who loved every minute of it but often asked "DadaDordie?" (Adelee and Gordie?) and was overjoyed to see her brother and sister come 3:00.
While Adelee got to go straight into her classroom, Gordie had a welcome ceremony to start his day! He was so excited! (I couldn't resist the close up shot of Gordie...at least he's smiling in all the other pictures...he is just so darn cute with that scrunched up face!!)
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Parks really aren't that fun when everything is scorching hot! But the kids found the equipment that was cool enough to play on, spent time digging in the sand, playing tag and a few other games together. It was a great last day to end an amazing summer!
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It was a beautiful season. Full of joy, laughter and love! What a great time in our lives!
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Captain Adelee ready to fly us to Michigan!
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Gordie never left Noah's side. (really NEVER!) Best Bud's for sure! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a beautiful weekend filled with endless love! Although Grandpa wasn't there, his spirit was with us!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-1715291189935410552012-11-05T21:29:00.002-08:002012-11-05T21:29:49.711-08:00FALL IS HEREWe are having a lot of fun this fall! We visited a pumpkin patch, played and had fun at soccer games every Saturday and went trick or treating with our best buddies!
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Same photo 1 year later! Precious kiddos!!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-38768805997461961262012-10-17T23:07:00.000-07:002012-10-17T23:08:11.453-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCRL-UOfpIYu18tmkRlJAaP5LdyneddJgB98fEnxO8X2gtSSYz-Tb0FHdJN5vvMz5OjTevUiWYH2dllOoFbj9kxbbY7zbGmNGhCE0pUpmfsTF0cHqBafc_Zwt-uPSqAG0rb3imbyT3DQ/s1600/photo-791453.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCRL-UOfpIYu18tmkRlJAaP5LdyneddJgB98fEnxO8X2gtSSYz-Tb0FHdJN5vvMz5OjTevUiWYH2dllOoFbj9kxbbY7zbGmNGhCE0pUpmfsTF0cHqBafc_Zwt-uPSqAG0rb3imbyT3DQ/s320/photo-791453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5800527247583551890" /></a></p>Love these kids!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-89144636334120163472012-09-26T20:40:00.000-07:002012-09-26T20:40:08.395-07:00Nana and PapaHere are a few more nice photos from when my mom and dad were here.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-90107445357948742702012-09-21T17:25:00.001-07:002012-09-21T18:21:38.052-07:00Awesome!Gordie Chessa and I found the most peaceful and beautiful place to watch the shuttle fly over us. It was sooooo cool! I loved spending that special moment with my awesome Gordie!
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We passed by these flags (and lots of people) at Pepperdine.
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No Shuttle just our view when waiting. Us and the surfers.
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<br>Chuck's cousin Patrick was out visiting UCLA. We got to spend some good time playing around! Of course Chessa just loved him, and vise versa :-) Gordie and Patrick played with his bike, played hide and seek, and had lots of fun together. Gordie even tested Patrick's reflexes as he jumped off the back of the sofa yelling "catch me!" Patrick passed then test!
Oh and guess who is almost ONE?!
WE also spend a nice morning with the Lappenga's and Bill and Joan Bonnema. Chessa hung out with Bill and Annemeika. And Amelia and Gordie were adorable of course! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-25394752878700044072012-09-08T22:26:00.001-07:002012-09-08T22:26:13.691-07:00<a href="http://www.chuckandmartha.blogspot.com/2011/03/tucson.html?m=1">http://www.chuckandmartha.blogspot.com/2011/03/tucson.html?m=1</a>
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<br>This is the post from our last trip to Tucson. Although we saw Grandpa, or Great Gordon as the kids like to call him, since then, this visit was so wonderful!! Gordie climbed on him constantly and we all treasured every moment!
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<br>Grandpa will be missed so much! But I thank God for all of the beautiful memories. And now I will have to find a new "scieneer" to help guide me in answering all of Gordie's "how does this work" questions.
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<br>Peace.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-10902788433792733912012-09-07T12:05:00.001-07:002012-09-07T12:05:28.927-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc6O-x0yfXkHex3MRUoKAF2oWw23CNngr05IHhyL8xLMmWAJi-4ZI_6uFGL6_HREcFrZj5wYEJLJdBABslL8xgAGvqgHDJx9ghhbXUOk0ZEokQStr_k1vDe74r7rWc-MFwGclj9hKM30/s1600/photo+1-728928.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc6O-x0yfXkHex3MRUoKAF2oWw23CNngr05IHhyL8xLMmWAJi-4ZI_6uFGL6_HREcFrZj5wYEJLJdBABslL8xgAGvqgHDJx9ghhbXUOk0ZEokQStr_k1vDe74r7rWc-MFwGclj9hKM30/s320/photo+1-728928.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785513062856208882" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OjS5uD4V8sQ1FaQkcToKAWVAHW7bOtv0JUlFIhVO6qYWquWGPh3eCFM9rSv0uTzzDKYF3ZKuLA1AALA5YqYKuyZ9oSBvWwIn5O2dUHO3RjXsemkKvxZT_OyTK-OThHQrGhKp9k4K2Fo/s1600/photo+2-732175.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OjS5uD4V8sQ1FaQkcToKAWVAHW7bOtv0JUlFIhVO6qYWquWGPh3eCFM9rSv0uTzzDKYF3ZKuLA1AALA5YqYKuyZ9oSBvWwIn5O2dUHO3RjXsemkKvxZT_OyTK-OThHQrGhKp9k4K2Fo/s320/photo+2-732175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785513070994801170" /></a></p>We had a wonderful visit from Gramma and Grandpa Kaiton!! Thank you! We love you!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-15110850044793662052012-08-28T10:38:00.000-07:002012-08-28T10:38:02.647-07:00Go Gordie!!!
Gordie's first day of preschool is today. And man is he ready! He is such a good boy, who loves to play and make new friends...so I'd say he should have a pretty good time at preschool! When we dropped him off today we had to chase him down to give him a hug and kiss goodbye. Although I miss him already, it is kind of nice to have "The View" on the TV in the background as I get things done around the house (Chessa is napping). :-)
Gotta love this kid!!
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YEAH! SHE DID IT!!!
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She always knew she would grow up to be a big girl doing to Kindergarden!!! My sweet baby girl...ok, she's not really a baby anymore. My BIG GIRL had her first day of Kindergarden today! It was a half day, and she did great! For those of you who don't know, she is attending a Dual Language School that will give her an excellent education and teach her Spanish. This year her schooling will be 90% in Spanish. WOW! Today I asked what she learning and she said "Como Esta." I asked if she knew what it means and she replied "'Como' means How and 'esta' means are you." I'd say that is pretty good!
She says her teacher is a "funny guy," and the kids in her class are nice.
Gordie, Chessa and I are going to miss her tomorrow when she is at school from 8:30-3:00. I really wish it was half day kindergarden, just thinking about the length of the day is breaking my heart! I am used to spending 12 hours a day with her...now I'm going to get just about 5 hours a day with her...ugh! That is a big change for this mommy!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-63531823831505611742012-08-10T20:02:00.000-07:002012-08-10T20:04:08.883-07:00Hot!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuVdbJmAdqFeQacidmOwTOuAp4jidzzMZrYbkNpm4EK24jGYrtY6UoQAVdOoTVQwuTx3RVNDSVMMLcFQfU0YIsU_PgByAKYPjP26miXCuuwLUKMppEaVB2RhmqdXHQVF94uzSHhoQo8I/s1600/photo+1-748884.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuVdbJmAdqFeQacidmOwTOuAp4jidzzMZrYbkNpm4EK24jGYrtY6UoQAVdOoTVQwuTx3RVNDSVMMLcFQfU0YIsU_PgByAKYPjP26miXCuuwLUKMppEaVB2RhmqdXHQVF94uzSHhoQo8I/s320/photo+1-748884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775246026564362450" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEj2oiXDSXL3CzvfhcJ9rWup-ZtE7xb2Psn-zfPmPO3jcVnQqF6zeBIeEq3h8B22gDzM6P_hN1Jee6nraodGh-xpC5vC9XS_kXt7fVbC4FSzDAH1YL6O_yLuE0wcm938YncYsrBhb7zo/s1600/photo+2-750688.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEj2oiXDSXL3CzvfhcJ9rWup-ZtE7xb2Psn-zfPmPO3jcVnQqF6zeBIeEq3h8B22gDzM6P_hN1Jee6nraodGh-xpC5vC9XS_kXt7fVbC4FSzDAH1YL6O_yLuE0wcm938YncYsrBhb7zo/s320/photo+2-750688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775246036318892386" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iuIrZwRQmolnbPPh5PKoz4DqC3IFdHI7bqim72XLV431l7oX65lyOs04MZxfZgELdDeFrNQHmR9nf3rZK4h-Hj8FYV-1EOh-8E8FZds_O5-Z9iP-Q9Xg1PSnoAd67qh23i2VOtlye3o/s1600/photo+3-752130.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iuIrZwRQmolnbPPh5PKoz4DqC3IFdHI7bqim72XLV431l7oX65lyOs04MZxfZgELdDeFrNQHmR9nf3rZK4h-Hj8FYV-1EOh-8E8FZds_O5-Z9iP-Q9Xg1PSnoAd67qh23i2VOtlye3o/s320/photo+3-752130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775246037990870562" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA4BZKrApant6cT5IRphCx7KSYZa8tluAW446Ft0Tur9Ofd8LsMocO2WQGIzzkZwZ6wJVM-RFB0rQEp9YrYUnhn-mKbgEX8x26FTDLK8GgUkDwCXFCaVrgBygsBn4d4BIRiNdhwPst_c/s1600/photo+4-754262.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA4BZKrApant6cT5IRphCx7KSYZa8tluAW446Ft0Tur9Ofd8LsMocO2WQGIzzkZwZ6wJVM-RFB0rQEp9YrYUnhn-mKbgEX8x26FTDLK8GgUkDwCXFCaVrgBygsBn4d4BIRiNdhwPst_c/s320/photo+4-754262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775246046655883842" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZNNtP3oRZx42M6NzTPgWafFPlwNMKwasOYSgW0ErW5Ke15cO9rDyVzHbfOd9EVASCompqSU5RHlViQ83goA6TzoriSJMQuqqu32gzJUBHCigbix9FadS6hPLIZYWEQZliEjb-w3tK30/s1600/photo+5-756685.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZNNtP3oRZx42M6NzTPgWafFPlwNMKwasOYSgW0ErW5Ke15cO9rDyVzHbfOd9EVASCompqSU5RHlViQ83goA6TzoriSJMQuqqu32gzJUBHCigbix9FadS6hPLIZYWEQZliEjb-w3tK30/s320/photo+5-756685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775246060158211394" /></a></p>It has been really really really really hot here! And school starts very soon. So we have been trying to stay cool and have lots of fun! We spent a nice day with friends at the beach, visited dear old friends in Malibu, the big kids attended Wizard of Oz dance camp for a few hours one day, and Gordie and Chessa have been loving the kiddie pool (Adelee has been staying in the AC playing dolls and dress up). One more week until Adelee is off to Kindergarden. I wonder what fun we will come up with next week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843867952792350504.post-19522054889074018432012-08-03T20:38:00.001-07:002012-08-03T20:38:48.470-07:00JULYOh my! We have been busy! Chuck was gone for a few weeks. In that time we had a couple of pretty nasty illnesses (Gordie and Chessa). Once we recovered from those we were full force ahead including lots of bowling! Chuck returned from New York City and played hookie from work the following day. We hit up California Adventure. By then I was getting a little bit nervous about the last week of the month.
We had swim class everyday, vacation bible school everyday and Adelee's KinderAcademy for 4 mornings. So I begged my parents to come out. Ok, it wasn't really that hard, I promised lots of cuddles from Chessa. Thankfully, they jumped on a flight and were here to help! While they were here we learned about the Philippines at the Hollywood Bowl, hung out at the Splash Pad, Chuck and I got to go out on a date, and they got to enjoy soccer practice and swim class. Gordie had a wonderful time at Vacation Bible School. He new exactly what he wanted to do to his hair on "crazy hair day." He remembered Noah's halloween costume from last year. Oh and I am not worried about that kid going off to preschool in a few weeks! Adelee and I had a wonderful time at the parent and me Kinder Academy at her new school. We met wonderful families and she is already singing songs in Spanish, after only 4 short days! Chessa couldn't get enough of Papa and I'm sure was very thankful to not have to be dragged around town everyday this week! Here are some pictures. I'm sorry they are not in order I am sure. But this is July!
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8:00am
We started opening presents at 8:00 this morning (we got a late start this morning because they got to stay up/wakeup for the fireworks last night).
We skyped with Daddy, then we skyped with Auntie Jenny and Unkie Bobo, then we talked to Gramma on the phone. (Happy Birthday Sung by all)
Then we had cupcakes for breakfast (thanks Laura Lappenga).
10:00 Played Superhero Shoots and Ladders and read the book "I Stink"
11:00-1:00 WENT BIRTHDAY PRESENT SHOPPING AT ALL THE PLACES GORDIE HAS SAID TO ME "Mommy I want this for my birthday" Plus a stop at the sporting goods store to buy all his soccer stuff.
Home for lunch (and a breathing treatment)
3:00 ICE CREAM!!
4:00 More birthday present shopping (the book store!)
5:00 PIZZA FOR DINNER (a call from Grampa)
6:00 Abby Sophie and Noah sang "Happy Birthday Cha Cha Cha" to Gordie
6:30 Skype with Nana and Papa to sing Happy Birthday again!!
7:00 Mommy got to cuddle and read all of his new books that he got to buy with his birthday money. (and a breathing treatment)
PLUS PICTURES OF HIS SUPERHERO TRAINING CAMP BIRTHDAY PARTY!!
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