Family!

Friday afternoon we faced the horrid get-away traffic and headed back to Stockton for my cousin Heidi's wedding reception. It was a rough ride with a cranky Zoey, but well worth the journey. Heidi and her new husband Brian got married in Maui last month but still wanted to celebrate with family and friends back home - and it was a great party! It was so nice to see my extended family and to share in the new couple's joy. After the party we stayed at my parents house in Manteca for the night and enjoyed a yummy homemade breakfast on Saturday morning. Hayden loved her Mickey Mouse pancake that grandma made for her. Family.....good times. : )

All you need is LOVE!

This picture made me smile.....happy Friday everyone!

Zoey meets baby Laila!

My dear friend Jenn recently gave birth to sweet baby girl Laila on January 8th, and Zoey and I had the pleasure of meeting her for the first time yesterday! Just like Zoey, Laila made her entrance into the world quite a bit earlier than expected (4.5 weeks to be exact!), so she's quite the teeny, tiny, adorable little preemie! And poor Jen literally had Laila the day before her scheduled baby shower! But luckily she has lots of adoring friends and relatives who've been super generous and supportive, and both mommy and baby are doing great.

Jenn and I had a fabulous afternoon chatting, hangin with our baby girls, and sharing mommy-related stories and adventures! I love that Laila and Zoey are so close in age and will hopefully grow up as close friends and playmates - and it's definitely a perk to have a mommy friend with a little one near the same stage who is there to listen with understanding, support me through the good and bad times, who can share lots of the same joys and milestones, and who I can commiserate with. I love you Jenn and Laila!

P.S. Doesn't Zoey look like a GIANT compared to little Laila??? Ha! Zoey is 3.5 months, and Laila is just under 3 weeks!

Without my camera.... :(

Unfortunately I left my camera at my parents house when I was visiting last weekend, which has been a huge bummer for me all week, and has also led to a reduced desire to blog. But I'll once again have my camera in my possession as of Friday when we head out to Manteca/Stockton for my cousin Heidi's wedding reception....so stay tuned!

I want one of these as my own!

This little guy makes my heart melt! He's an African Dik-Dik, too cute!

Waking up....or at least trying to!

Looking for my pot of gold...