Life of Larisa or LOL

"Spring is the time of plans and projects." Leo Tolstoy Ain't that the truth. Plans and projects always arrive in Spring. Plans for summer need to be made. Projects that have been put off, need to come to life. This Spring, as we plot, plan, and project, I took a few moments to photograph as well.  Spring is one of my favorite times of year. It's like Thursday. Almost the exciting end of the week (Summer), but over the beginning of the week blues (Fall), and past the midweek slump (Winter).  Spring brings outdoor activity, Easter, new life, egg decorating, bunnies...and hope. Can't go wrong with those things.  And every Spring I seem to muster a renewed  appetite for exercise and re-introducing healthy habits. This year, I'm making time for YOGA (the actual stretching and strength building exercise...not just the pants) and I have given up eating dairy. It may or may not last, but it's worth a try (See how hopeful Spring makes me?!) I guess my plans and pr

Ever notice how your favorite places and things get overlooked? Your favorite park, favorite store, favorite food---you take them for granted sometimes. We do anyway. For instance, Moanalua Gardens. We love it here. Every. Single. Time. And yet... ...it has been months since we visited. Earlier this week we made up for it. For the low price of $3 (1 Kama'aina adult admission and 1 cup of duck/fish food) we were able to enjoy an afternoon adventure. Wildlife in its natural habitat.  Portrait of a ham. The weather was perfect. We had the park to ourselves. The ducks were feeling social (including the usually angry, red faced one). We had a picnic blanket and lunch. And the "tree jungle gym" was ours for the conquering. The combination was what we needed to get out some energy and spend time together. Me and Z. Before I know it, the days of duck feeding and hamming it up will be fond memories. So I'm soaking every bit of it up.  Hoping we don't let days turn into wee

We were lucky enough to receive the February Box of Crafts and boy did the kids (to include my husband) love it. This was our first kid subscription box and I had no idea what to expect. The box is small, but jam packed with high quality supplies. There were three crafts in this months box. Each of the crafts relate to one another. We spent a Sunday afternoon putting together four paper rockets, one rocket launcher, and two rocket targets. The box provided detailed instructions with pictures and all of the necessary pieces for each mini craft project. The additional items we needed were:  1) big plastic straws  2) glue gun  3) scissors  4) tape  5) ruler Most folks likely have scissors, a ruler, and tape, and for the super crafty, they probably have a glue gun. As for the big plastic straws...thanks McDonald's!  My boys are ages 12 and 4. The crafts included for the rocket extravaganza were challenging enough to keep both boys interested. Some of the aspects of using the hot glue g