August 31: Old friends and new places

A fun few weeks. We spent daddy's birthday in San Francisco, mom and dad's first real time in the city. We drove around the city itself, walked around the Fisherman's Wharf (spotting sea lions, Alcatraz, and the world's worst street performers... as well as one of the funniest), and outlet shopped. But the most fun was catching up with our old friends, mommy's high school best friend Aimee and her fiance Wing, and dad's old boss Pierre, his wife Cristina, and their kids Tais and Thomas.

The weekend after, we had a moms-and-kids (and two dads) get together at Linda's. It's funny to see you, Samantha, and Evan in the same room... you're all doing your own thing totally oblivious to what the other kid is doing. Kayla gave you a lot of hugs when she first saw you.

This week, we caught up with more old friends. You went to dinner to meet up with Alison, Gillian, Sara and Jonathan. They love seeing you. Gillian and Sara say that you are totally extroverted and always saying hi to people (such a distraction for waiters and people at other tables when you wave "hello" and laugh. Jonathan was afraid to hold you... he's still a rookie with babies. Sara and Gillian were teaching you about credit cards (yikes).

Daddy's had a great time since his birthday. I've finished the 6th and 7th Harry Potter books (in 2 and a half weeks, i can't wait to re-read them with you!) and golfed Furry Creek for the first time with another old boss, Doug.

Life is great. Love you little one.