The Kjars Take California

Last month we went with the Kjar family to California. It was a fantastic trip! After a glorious day at a beach in Malibu, our destination was the Danish town of Solvang. Mama and Papa Kjar wanted to take everyone to Solvang to experience a bit of the Kjar heritage from Denmark, and during Danish Days! It's such a charming town and we our time there, as well as some time spent at neat surroundings (Ostrich Land!) with the family.

From a few of the pictures, it's probably apparent that one of my favorite things were the pastries. Can you blame me? They were so-o-o good.

**Excuse the low quality of the photos in this video...

Moon Park + a video

Our afternoon at Moon Park today was the best we've had in a while. I'm so glad I decided before hand that I'd get some video...because goodness, Brooks and Ava were as sweet as honey to each other, which isn't always the case. ;) From watching them share apples and gold fish crackers, to helping me draw stars with sidewalk chalk, to playing in the sand and cracking each other up, I couldn't help but feel oh-so grateful to call them mine. It's afternoons like these that make up for the grocery store tantrums, the sleepless nights, and the silliest fights over not wanting to share the silliest "toys" (kitchen utensils as of late).

The song on the video is "I Take Flight" from Mindy Gledhill's new album Pocketful of Poetry...isn't it just magic??  I can't help but hope that my children always know that even though they'll be my babies forever, I also relish in their daily moments of taking flight to learn and grow.