March 31, 2011

Day 90 - California Day 5

Day 90 - California Day 5 by Karin Beil
Day 90 - California Day 5, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Today was a pool day! Blake loves the water and so does his Auntie!

After naps, we drove out to the Oceanside to have dinner with cousin, Denise.


And then after dinner, we walked out to the beach to enjoy a beautiful California sunset!


March 30, 2011

Day 89 - Giraffe

Day 89 - Giraffe by Karin Beil
Day 89 - Giraffe, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.

We spent the day today at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. It was a very hot day, but Blake was a real trooper. He got to see many animals with his Mommy, Auntie Kristin, and Grandma.


And before heading back to the resort, a ride on the Merry-Go-Round was a must!


March 29, 2011

Day 88 - Pool Time!

Day 88 - Pool Time! by Karin Beil
Day 88 - Pool Time!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
The weather is gorgeous here in Southern California! We spent the morning at the pool.

And then later in the afternoon we visited Seal Beach.


March 28, 2011

Day 87 - We're here!

Day 87 - by Karin Beil
Day 87 -, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
I picked Cheryl, Kristin, and Blake up from the airport in San Diego today. On the way to our resort, we stopped to shop at a farmer's market. Auntie Kristin is very happy to see her nephew!

March 27, 2011

Day 86 - California Cousins!

Today is the first day of my Spring Break trip with my girls. I arrived in California a day ahead of them, so I got to have a nice visit with my cousins, Michael and Denise who live here in CA.

March 24, 2011

Day 83 - Favorite Toy

Day 83 - Favorite Toy by Karin Beil
Day 83 - Favorite Toy, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Blake adores playing with balls and this is his favorite!

March 23, 2011

Day 82 - Bright flowers

Day 82 - Bright flowers by Karin Beil
Day 82 - Bright flowers, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
It is still pretty dreary outside, but I bought some cut flowers at the grocery story to brighten things up inside.

March 22, 2011

Day 81 - Spring!

Blake-Spring by Karin Beil
Blake-Spring, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Today I was having some fun with Comic Life 2 using my favorite subject!

March 21, 2011

Day 80 - Blake's Photo Book November-January



After a crazy, busy month of February, I finally had time to spend putting together Blake's photo book for the months of November to January. It was so hard to narrow down the hundreds of pictures to just our favorites. The "20-page" photo book ended up 45 pages long! Thank goodness I had a Groupon from Shutterfly.

March 20, 2011

Day 79 - Happy birthday! #3

Day 79 - Happy birthday! by Karin Beil
Day 79 - Happy birthday!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Blake, Cheryl, and Seth came up today to celebrate Scott's birthday. There is no better gift for a grandpa than spending time with his grandson!

March 19, 2011

Day 78 - Happy birthday! #2

Day 78 - Happy birthday! by Karin Beil
Day 78 - Happy birthday!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Today is actually Scott's birthday. We are going out for dinner tomorrow night, but I brought him a cupcake tonight.

March 18, 2011

Day 77 - Sun

Day 77 - Sun by Karin Beil
Day 77 - Sun, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
This time of year, there is not much sun, and what there is doesn't make it very far into our house. Lucy does manage to find and enjoy a small spot of sun today.

March 17, 2011

Day 76 - Happy birthday! #1

Day 76 - Happy birthday! by Karin Beil
Day 76 - Happy birthday!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
My husband and and sister-in-law both have birthdays this week. My mother-in-law took us out for dinner to celebrate. It was so sweet of her to carry on the tradition!

March 16, 2011

Day 75 - Melting

Day 75 - Melting by Karin Beil
Day 75 - Melting, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
This is the last of the snow we had from our huge snowstorm on February 1st.
It is melting just in time since the daffodils are already starting to come up!




March 15, 2011

Day 74 - Wondering

Day 74 - Wondering by Karin Beil
Day 74 - Wondering, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Blake actually took this photo of himself! My laptop was sitting on the floor and he click the button to take the picture in Photo Booth. I think he was wondering if it was ok to touch the computer!

March 13, 2011

Day 72 - Love!

Day 72 - Love! by Karin Beil
Day 72 - Love!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Kristin came home from Denver for the weekend in order to attend her Grandpa's memorial service. Meeting his Great Grandson was one of his happiest moments. I know he is smiling down from Heaven as he sees the Kristin, Cheryl, and Blake enjoying time together today.

March 11, 2011

Day 70 - Watching TV

Day 70 - Watching TV by Karin Beil
Day 70 - Watching TV, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
When Scott is working in the evening, Lucy keeps me company. Tonight we were watching TV together.

March 10, 2011

Day 69 - Exploring

Day 69 - Exploring by Karin Beil
Day 69 - Exploring, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
My little buddy is having fun this morning looking at himself on the computer in Photo Booth.

March 9, 2011

Day 68 - Seven months!

Day 68 - Seven months! by Karin Beil
Day 68 - Seven months!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
This is Blake's monthly photo. I love the way my daughter is taking a picture every month with Blake sitting in the same chair. He now thinks it is quite funny to try and rip off the sticker on his t-shirt!

March 8, 2011

Day 67 - Junk!

Day 67 - Junk! by Karin Beil
Day 67 - Junk!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
I love this junk guy. He drives around on garbage day every week, picking up anything metal that's at the curb, rescuing it from the landfill before the garbage truck arrives.

March 7, 2011

Day 66 - Dancing

Day 66 - Dancing by Karin Beil
Day 66 - Dancing, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Today is Cheryl's birthday! She and Blake came over before we meet the men for dinner. Blake loves dancing with his mommy!

All dressed up and ready for dinner!




Happy birthday, Cheryl!


March 5, 2011

Day 64 - Car ride

Day 64 - Car ride by Karin Beil
Day 64 - Car ride, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
Lucy loves to ride in the car. Today she was off to the vet for her annual check-up. That's not her favorite place, but now she's done for a year!

March 4, 2011

Day 63 - Great Grandma!

Day 63 - Great Grandma! by Karin Beil
Day 63 - Great Grandma!, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
I love the way Scott's mom gets all dressed up when Blake comes to visit! She is 80 years old and such a beautiful lady. Blake is so lucky to have her as a Great Grandma!

March 3, 2011

Day 62 - Nap

Day 62 - Nap by Karin Beil
Day 62 - Nap, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
This is the special education classroom that I often sub in. Don't you wish you could take a nap in the 'clubhouse' when you're having a rough day!?

March 2, 2011

Day 61 - Rainbow Fish

Day 61 - Rainbow Fish by Karin Beil
Day 61 - Rainbow Fish, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
This is one of my favorite children's books. I love the watercolor painting the kids did at this school.

March 1, 2011

Day 60 - Book club

Day 60 - Book club by Karin Beil
Day 60 - Book club, a photo by Karin Beil on Flickr.
This is the book we read for book club this month. It is the first book in the Mitford series. I enjoyed it, but can't say that it grabbed me enough to want to read the rest of the series at this time.

I got to babysit for my sweet grandson today, too!