Must see video

Ryan and Caleb antagonize each other, this is just a sampling of it.....



P.S. no little boys were injured in the making of this video :)

Happy Holidays!

Christmas 2007 was spent in Monterey. We really enjoyed being with family and our friends. A big thanks to Mary and Michael for putting us up for 4 days, and putting on a wonderful Christmas!

One of our favorite activities was our hike in Point Lobos, one of the most beautiful places on earth. We were told "bewitching " stories and beheld a beautiful day on the coast.

21 Weeks

I think it's a little bigger :)

Body Worlds

With little effort, I got Ryan and his Grandpa (Pops) to go see the Body Worlds exhibit with me in San Jose. It is where people have donated their bodies to under go Plastination, basically preserving the bady with plastic. Ryan thought it was fascinating, and Pops said he was going to talk about it at his bridge match. I was able to finally tie all those biology classes together and completely visualize how our bodies work.

friends

Check out our friend links. We are lucky to know some amazing people, some of whom have very exciting news to share!

18 weeks

I can't believe we are almost half way there! Incubating is hard work and I finally have a little something to show for it!

By the way, it seems that most people have voted for "boy"....so we'll see.

Kids...

These two little girls belong to my brother....

Alexa loves to smile for the camera, meanwhile.....

Raya enjoys playing the game of smiling right AFTER you take your shot, and she knows when the camera is ready again, and she'll stop smiling. So, I decided to put this one up instead. Mean Auntie, I know.

If it's still November, then it's still my birthday!

Thanks Kathy for the great shots! Ryan had a bowling shirt made for me. It was perfect!

These are my awesome girlfriends who made the trek up from Newport, Los Olivos, and San Luis Obispo, to help me ring in my 30. It meant a lot to have them there.
Let me point out that I own my own bowling shoes.... Do you know which feet are mine?

I had so much fun at my party, and I owe my husband a huge thank you for not only putting it all together, but making sure I had a great time. He's wonderful, and I love him very much.

Day at the ranch

This past weekend we drove up to Petaluma to visit the McEvoy Olive Ranch. The scenery was beautiful. It was very crowded, so we are going to make a point to go back next spring for a smaller tour.

This lovely lady is Ryan's niece, Kaylah.

The rest of the afternoon was spent walking around Petaluma, taking in the river and shops.

Calling all Photographers....

I still haven't gotten any birthday party pictures to post.......

November Fun!

These past few weeks have been filled with activity and fun!
We were honored to be witnesses to Keri and Anthony's wedding in San Francisco....

And with as much dignity as I could muster...I accepted the dreaded Birthday Hat from Chevys. I had a great party on Saturday night, but not any great photos to prove it...so if any of you have them, please send them my way:) HELLO 3-0!!

more pictures

in Muir Woods
At Rochioli Winery

These are from my sister of her trip out to see us.

Halloween

These are the people that I spend my days with.... Before halloween and the after. It's hard to get all of us together at one time, but we still try anyway.

I missed out this year because I was home sick. I never realized how much I loved Sudafed, until I couldn't take it. I miss cold medication.

Chicago

This past weekend I went to Chicago to pay a visit to my best friend all the way back to Junior High! We met in 7th grade and the bus ride home from school, and it was long overdue for me to visit.

Jen's condo has a view of Lake Michigan, so one afternoon we went for a long walk along the lake and then back through Lincoln Park. They have a free zoo there!

Naturally we hit up the miracle mile for shopping and lunch, ate great pizza, saw family, and went to a halloween party.

get your bowl on!

We had another Ultrasound this morning. Here a few more pictures, more interesting views this time. I also threw in an old photo of Ryan and I in Fisherman's Wharf a few years back.

Both hands have all 5 fingers. You can make out a face too.

It was also nice to see 2 legs kicking all around, and what a cute little bum it has. Our technician was great, she showed us the brain, diaphragm, heart, and feet. She let us hear the heartbeat as well. We got a thumbs up for development so far.

Tonight we went by the spot where we are planning my big 3-0. It's definately your classic bowling alley, so I hope everyone is ready to get their Lebowski on and have a good time. You definately have to be in the mood! We tasted the pizza,ad plan on poppers,plenty of beer, and a full bar for all you non-preggos. Awesome.

Visitors

About 2 weekends ago my sister, Nancy, and her friend, Gene, came to visit us. They had three days to see San Francisco, Marin, and Sonoma wine country. It was a whirlwind, but Ryan put together an itinerary that had us going every minute! Here are some photos from their visit:

I don't get to visit with my sister very often, so it was really nice to have her here all to myself. I look forward to the next time we get to visit.

Suprise!

I think that for my first post I'll start off with something BIG. Ryan and I are having a baby! The little tyke is due on April 27th, 2008. We are very excited! As Ryan says "Magic is happening!"