Finding Our Place in this World

Visiting Balboa Park

Like Sera's "funny" face? It's actually a lot better than Asher's "what are you doing I am not going to be in a picture" face

Sera and Addy in the butterfly garden

Aaron singing in a Verdi Requiem flash mob--the actual Requiem performance ended up being super depressing because the opera used the opportunity to announce that San Diego Opera will be closing permanently--so, so sad

We went whale watching! One of my favorite family activities ever!

We had a great time

Especially these two

We saw quite a few whales--maybe 10? But this was the best picture I got--Aaron had our other camera and I think he got a better one, but this is at least proof they were out that day!

Many thanks to this guy for scratching up a Groupon for it

Emerson started Cub Scouts again--he's thrilled about it

Love when I catch this Asher being nice and helping someone out--he has a good heart

(I have to be reminded of this when I come downstairs one morning to find the kitchen looking like this--in addition to a sandwich he made himself an entire frozen pizza and a pack of ramen noodles--before 9 am)

Back to Emerson--officially a Bobcat

And a good-looking one at that!

A birthday visit to Grandma (and Grandpa) Mitchell--love living so much closer to them!

Someone told me they take St. Patrick's Day very seriously here, so the kids dressed accordingly

School open-house night--here's the Urinary System Addy's group worked on (lots of giggles about that)

Emerson's surfer-guy teacher has taught his class a bunch of great songs--including a few Bob Marley favorites

Sera adores her teacher and class

Sera's Van Gogh Sunflowers

Addy's roller-coaster plan

Emerson's puffin

Karate graduates

Atop Sears/Willis Tower (sadly the only place we went before my camera battery died)

with the other choir teacher and the earth science teacher who came along to chaperone

So glad Aaron let me tag along

And finally this: a metaphor for how hard it can be to step out onto a unknown precipice (San Diego), and the exhilarating thrill that follows