Wednesday, April 16, 2014

the Capitol Building

a couple months back our homeschool group had a field trip to the State Capitol!
it was very interesting and I was really glad we had joined them!

Zoey doesn't have school on Fridays, so she came with us!

I love palm tree lined streets!
we parked in a parking garage and this was a view on our 
walk to get to the capitol building!  love it!!!


there it is!!


the clouds were forming a pretty cool "pattern" that looked really cool above the building!


there is a lot of detail - both inside and out!
I loved the detail - I loved the wood work - I loved the floors - love!
I'll let the next few pics speak for themselves!



(I liked how it looked all blurry)


(cool elevator)










(neato pattern the lights create)













(my view of little miss)

we got to see our district's assembly office!

all the homeschool kids with the bear!!




the other side of the building!

oddly, I don't remember taking this pic?

back view from across a street!

I think it had began raining (again) while we were inside!
before we left I got pics of the seals (or whatever they're called) outside!



we saw a video on the making of this one!

so, there it is, our visit to the California State Capitol Building!
I hope to go back to take photos with my good camera ... it was so beautiful there!

 

Monday, April 14, 2014

I've done it again!

every time I think I might actually get back into the habit of blogging, I fail!  ok, so "fail" may be a bit to strong of a word ... but my precious children, please always know that I am still taking photos of you, almost daily!!!  (check out my instagram account "cathartic513)

the blog may be quiet, but our life certainly isn't!

Annicka, Jericho, Liam, & Zoey ... you are all growing and learning so much, every day!  right now mama is not doing well with keeping up with the blog ... but it is, in part, because I'm trying to do better with keeping up with YOU!!!  I love you, my sweet blessings!!

here are you older kids, being crazy while Zoey has a quiet time!  4-13-14

p.s.  I took the hubs to the airport this morning, he's off to Texas for NCOA!!  Zoey just now (4-13-14 evening) saw something out the window that sent her into an excited frenzy of saying "daddy" over and over - and "where daddy" ... I told her daddy went to Texas and she said "yay", so I scooped her up and said "daddy had to go bye-bye" - quite simply she replied, "kay".  awwww, these moments crinkle my heart!