It felt like summer last Thursday when we spent the afternoon at a pool party at the Long Beach Yacht Club. James was invited to a birthday party there, and the boys had a blast.
I love this picture!
Besides swimming, they also had games on the deck.
In the words of the well-known country song, "I'm gonna miss this. I'm gonna want this back. I'm gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast." I already miss it and I haven't even left. I thought I'd start posting the things I'm going to miss most, so in no particular order, I'm going to miss our house. When we were looking for a house, we looked at some really scary, weird, dirty, disgusting places. When I walked in the front door of our house I thought right away, "I'll take it." 
I love that I get to look at this every day out my window. You can't tell, but that's the ocean at the end of the street; I'm definitely going to miss this.
Our house was built in 1914. Doug will tell you that the old house charm is wearing off, but I love the charm. The doors all have this kind of molding around them, the three feet of crown molding in the living room is awesome, and we haven't figured out what that white box looking thing in the wall is used for. We have had fun speculating.
We didn't know what this was when we first moved in either. It's a light switch.
We didn't know how valuable our doorknobs are until several people have commented on them. The doors don't stay closed all the way and the doorknobs are loose, but I love it. 
I have only ever seen a sink like this in the movie "Thoroughly Modern Millie." I can't say I love that I either have really hot water or really cold and the two don't mix. That could be a flaw of 1914 that luckily they fixed.
I love the bath tub and the decorative tile around it. It reminds me of the 1920's.
I must say the closets are truly awesome in this house. Builders in 1914 really knew what a closet should be like. When we looked at our house for the first time, we looked in the closet and said it could be one of the kid's rooms, it was that big. I know this closet is a mess, but it's our cleanest closet and our smallest closet. I'm gonna miss these closets.
Our kitchen floor is not easy to clean, but it's such a symbol of our house.
I can't forget the haunted mansion chandelier. This thing is quite the lighting fixture, but it contributes to the old feeling in the house.
I love that old houses in Long Beach have these cool built in things. I'm so gonna miss all this storage space. 
Our good friends from college were at Disneyland Monday night so we joined them for FHE.
The only picture we got with some of the kids. It was so good to see our friends, and we'll take any excuse to get out of doing homework for one night.
Spencer planted this flower for me and wrote an original poem about me. It goes like this:
James made this card in his class. This is what he wrote about me:
I'm so grateful to be a mom. They might make my life a lot messier,
but they also make life more interesting.
Take me out to the ball game..
Take me out to the crowds...
Buy me some overpriced food from Ruby's...
Root, Root, Root for the Angels...
We won the game, so no shame there.
Saturday we took the kids to the Angels game. This one is for my cousin Mark who would be very disappointed if we had lived here this long and had never gone to an Angels game.
Part of my Mother's Day present was a night out with the ladies at Disneyland last Friday night. It's the first time I've left Faith with the boys, and I think it was a huge success.
First ride: Splash Mountain. We look so happy and dry...
and then it went down hill from there (literally). It took all night to dry out.
Space Mountain
The best picture of the night. Check out the guy in front of Tiffany. She was spitting out his hair the entire ride.
Waiting for the fireworks to start. What a great night!! Let's do it again.
The troublesome economic times we live in have taken their toll on many businesses. We are all saddened by the closing of such stores as Mervyn's and Circuit City. Nothing grieves us more than to announce another closure among the great businesses. For five years the Field Family Beach Bed and Breakfast has served you, and with a heavy heart we announce we are closing our doors the end of June. It is time to roll up our welcome mat and relocate our business to Washington, DC.
We have served 202 of you providing the best Southern California has to offer.
If you are upset that you no longer have a free place for your vacationing needs, believe me, no one is more upset about this than we are. Hopefully, we can meet your needs when you are in the DC area. Thank you for your patronage the last five years. It has truly been some of the best and worst of times, but we've loved every second.
Saturday was Katie's birthday, and we were so excited we could be at her grave on her birthday this year. We had a party with balloons, cupcakes, ice cream, flowers and singing. After we sang we let her balloons go so she could reach down and get them.
It has been three years since Katie came to our family, and not a day goes by that I don't feel that she is missing and our family has a hole in it for this time on earth. Has three years made a difference in my grief? Not really. I do, however, realize with Faith here this year, that Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers, and life goes on only because we have no choice but to keep on going.
Happy Third Birthday, Katie! I love you.
