more california goodbyes

We tried to enjoy every moment we could with our friends before moving. I'm so grateful for the wonderful friendships that not only I made, but the girls also. They grew so much over the past two years in California, and a large part of that learning came from their relationships with friends. I'm so grateful for the amazing families we were able grow close with.

We also were lucky enough to find a great preschool teacher for Kapria (short as her preschool stint was) and an amazing babysitter. Marissa was so great about playing with the girls and making my work time fun for them.

Love these favorite people of ours!

an evening with friends

These are my favorite kinds of days.

date night swap: january 2012

Another fun night with some of our favorite friends! Sabrina was so tired and did not want to be cuddled by Mila and Kapria, much as they adore her. The girls loved dressing up and playing superhero princesses. After dinner, Trav gave Sabrina her bottle. She snuggled in and fell asleep. Oh I just love watching my hubby be so sweet with babies. We ended the night with a movie and popcorn. We love our friends!

date night swap: october 2011

Have I mentioned this before? I can't remember. We do a date night swap with our friends Alma and Alex where we watch each other's girls once a month for four hours so the other couple can go on a date. We started (I think) in August, and it has been fantastic! Our girls get along really well and my girls adore Alma. In fact, Mila often wakes up in the morning and says, "Alma's house today?" If I have to answer no, she starts sobbing for Alma and Vicky (she also adores Vicky (6) who is often at school when we get together with Alma and her two younger girls).

Let's just say that we've found some great friends and we all love spending time with them. :) We feel so lucky!

Here we are having fun on our babysitting night. 

disney day with rebekah

Note to self: As much fun as it is to take the girls to Disneyland, do not ever go again in 100 degree weather. Ever. For real.