Alyssa & Hannah

Alyssa met Hannah in preschool when they were three years old. Almost as soon as they met I knew their friendship was special. They were instantly joined at the hip. Six years later they are still close even though they live in seperate states. When we go to California to visit they start right where they left off. Hannah is a great kid and we miss her terribly.

Heather

I've known Heather for over six years now. We met when our girls entered preschool together. I had only known her for about a month when I found out I was pregnant with Zachary. I hardly knew her and found myself whispering to her that I had just found out I was pregnant. I thought it was so sweet that this "stranger" was so happy for us. She said "congratulations!" and a few months later she gave me a bunch of maternity clothes. She is a great friend and I am so blessed to know her!

Oakland Zoo

Eric took the kids to the Oakland Zoo while we were back home visiting. It was such a beautiful day. Alyssa's favorite were the rides while Zachary's were all of the animals. I loved that I could spend a few hours with my mom with no disruptions!

Bowling with Dad

Our family loves going bowling together. It's more of a Daddy/kids thing, but I went on Father's Day and had a blast! Eric can be a bit competitive and gets a little nervous when I get close to his score, but so far he has been the big winner. Alyssa was really good too. Zachary still uses the bumpers so his score was close to mine. We all have a lot of fun when we bowl together. I love finding things we all enjoy as a family.

Summer Fun

This summer the kids turned nine and five. I can't believe how fast they grow up. We take a trip to Pleasanton every summer to visit family and friends and to celebrate the kids' birthdays with them. This summer Zachary finally realized he could swim. Two summers ago he fell in my Mom's pool and swam to the edge with no problems. I ran over to him to see if he was okay and told him how excited I was that he could swim. He was a little startled, but excited too. I told him to go get his suit on! Instead, he just looked at me and said it was his spiderman jammies that helped him swim and he would not swim without them! This went on for almost two years. So we were so happy when he figured out he could swim without Spiderman's help!