Point Montara Lighthouse Trip

Back in February we purchased a Lighthouse Passport when we visited the Point Pinos lighthouse in Pacific Grove. Basically when you visit a lighthouse, you get a stamp (or sometimes two!) in your passport. It's been fun to visit several lighthouses in the area in the last couple of months. I love history and old buildings. Lighthouse properties are typically well maintained and offer free or low cost museums.

So far we've visited Point Pinos, Santa Cruz, Pigeon Point, and last week we visited Point Montara.

Point Montara Lighthouse is actually really small. Apparently it started off in Maine, and was auctioned off to a ship captain. No one is quite sure how it came go be at this spot, but it's unique to Northern California. 

I LOVE this lighthouse keepers house. I would live here now and never leave. The property is lush with organic landscaping and I absolutely loved it.

They aren't kidding. It drops off right there and goes waaaay down. 

After exploring the area and getting our stamps we headed to Pacifica where the weather was much warmer and we had a picnic. We are living in an apartment in San Jose right now so the kids need to stretch their legs and run wild. We try to oblige as often as possible.

It was a great day trip! We are loving living so close to the ocean!

Nutshell Updates

Because I have been absent from blogging for so long, I just can't even begin to think of proper updating, so instead, here are our two most recent Christmas letters! They give a pretty good summary of the last couple of years. I can't believe it's been that long since I last updated this blog! Enjoy!

Back to Blogging & Privacy Settings

I started blogging earlier this year over at www.joyfuljourneyings.com. I love it and love that I have a creative outlet, but I've come to realize that I'm not doing a very good job at documenting our family blog/journal. Recently I've become aware and concerned over family safety and privacy issues, and so I will be changing the privacy of this blog. I want to share with anyone I know who is interested in our lives and journeys, I just want to keep the creepers out and my kids safe. If you'd like to stay posted on our family news blog, send me your email and I'll add you to the approved list.

Thanks for understanding!