Home Sweet Home

Tonight Jim, Mikaella, Honey and I went down to the beach which is at the end of our street and watched the sunset. It was exceptionally pretty tonight and made me think of all the amazing times we've had here. We met 7 blocks away at a little beach bar and have so many memories since we've been together. Jim surfs right by this pier at the end of our street and while I was pregnant with Mikaella we would go together almost every night after work. I'd watch him until the sun went down and I would feel Mikaella kicking away in my tummy and then when she was 2 days old we brought her here and from that day forward she has spent almost every day here exploring and playing and enjoying all that the beach has to offer. We would bring her here to practice walking since it's a very forgiving surface to take some tumbles! and now that we are pregnant with our 2nd little girl, we are enjoying all the same memories all over again but now with our little sweetie.

I've been thinking a lot about where is best to raise a family. We think it's very beneficial to be so close to the ocean but on the other hand what we forfeit is space. We will have to make a move in the somewhat near future as we will outgrow our current space as we hope to have one or two more kiddies and we need to figure out a better solution for our children's education as the public school district for our zip code is unfortunately not great. I've had to really educate myself on the different areas within Los Angeles that possess a strong school board as they are not as common as one would think. The private schools in the area are quite good but Jim and I would much prefer Mikaella and her future siblings to go to a strong public school. Our goal is to try and stay close to the ocean but in an area that has a strong school system but also isn't too far from Jims office. I can't believe how many factors have to be considered when deciding where you will raise a family but it's a decision that I take very seriously. I have visions of what I think would be great but then I get very sentimental about our current home. This is where we spent our time together as newlyweds; this is where we brought Mikaella home from the hospital and this will be where our daughters will spend their early days as sisters together. I love that we have had a myriad of visitors over the last 2 years that we have been here and I adore the memories that we have made with all of our friends and family. I think we are getting further in our decision making and will keep you posted on where we decide to move but in the meantime, we will continue enjoying every day that we have here on Galleon Street :)