Life as a Yowler

Saturday, we drove to Sacramento. We stopped at the Jelly Belly Factory on the way, to take the free tour. This was our third time taking the tour. Its still one of my kids’ favorite things to do. They love those jelly beans. They have learned by now which jelly beans to sample at the…

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Today is Valentine’s Day/ Brielle’s 6th birthday. Six years ago, I was due on Valentine’s Day, but I didn’t really fear I would have her on my actual due date. Who does? Well, I was proved wrong. For six years Valentine’s Day has been a celebrate Brielle day, instead of a romantic day. I really…

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I never realize how often my kids pee, until we go to Disneyland. You’ve got the nervous pees(before rides) on top of the regular pees. Thank goodness it’s Disney and everyone’s understanding. I’ve learned to NOT just leave the line frustrated. Find a worker and tell them. They’ll let you right back on. I’ve also…

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Yesterday, we made it to Sequoia National Park. We weren’t even in the park for 5 minutes, when we stopped for our first photo opportunity. Evan had the brilliant idea to do a little off trail hiking. Joah ran after him. I decided to tag along with Brielle and Caed. Brandon stayed back with Isla,…

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Hello 4am. We ended up making the call to wait to leave until this morning. The repair man did end up showing up last evening, but he wasn’t finished until 8pm. He didn’t fix the slide, he just got it shut. He said he would need another week(to order another part) to totally fix it.…

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