A Good Day!

Our AMAZING friends, Chris and Rachel, are in the states for the holidays, so we drove a couple hours to meet up with them for lunch!

Sadly, we didn't get to see their boys since it would have made their trip and visit a bit too challenging, but at least they got to meet Caleb!

I think Caleb and Rachel got along quite well! :) Now we can't wait to meet their #3 coming the beginning of February!

It's been pretty amazing that no matter how far away we have lived from each other through the years, even across the globe, God has made it possible for us to get together almost every year...from Portland, to Bakersfield, toChicago, to Scotland, to Merced...now we just need to get to Australia! I LOVE YOU RACHEL and am so thankful for our friendship!

After a good visit we headed back to Sacramento where we got to enjoy an evening with Bob, who is in town to speak at a Family Life Conference. Bob and Judi have been friends of my family for as long as I can remember, so it was such a blessing to get to catch up. Bob likes to eat at places that the locals like, so we found a burger joint that is known for it's crazy cheese hamburgers. The place was even on the show,"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" a few years ago. The cheese was unique and pretty good, but we agreed that we prefer other burgers over these...a fun experience though, and the company even better!

We got home just in time for SLEEP! Caleb gave me the best birthday present ever...NINE hours of GOOD sleep with only one interruption for eating. Then he woke up happy, full of smiles and baby conversation! LOVE IT!!!! Here he is trying his seat out again, and this time he actually enjoyed it since he's getting stronger! Still not ready for long periods of sitting, but soon!