The Magers' have some big news to share - we are moving next month! Justin has accepted a position with National Instruments as a Senior RF/Microwave Design Engineer. We will be relocating to Justin's hometown, Santa Rosa, CA, which is about 55 miles north of San Francisco. We're moving to wine country! Last week, I went with my in-laws to look at a few rentals, as well as a new school for Alanna. We found a really nice nursery school at Temple Beth Ami. Now we are just waiting to hear back from the owner of a condo to rent...keep your fingers crossed! We have the movers coming to do an estimate on Monday and found 40 free moving boxes on Craigslist. We're making progress.

Tomorrow I am off to Vegas for my friend Carolyn's wedding. Justin and the kids are heading to my in-laws for the weekend. Come Monday, it will be time to pack, pack, pack.

Today was Alanna's first day of school! She definitely enjoyed it. We are part of a parent co-op, so I will be working in the classroom approximately 3 times a month. Today, she really explored the classroom, and partook of all the activities. She particularly liked the dress-up area and playing with the cars outside.

For the past week, Ziggy, the school guinea pig was visiting us. Alanna *loved* having Ziggy here. We took him out daily and fed him lots of carrots and celery. Yesterday, I took Ziggy back to the school. When we arrived, the children in the 3-day class were very excited to see him.

All is well with little Ethan. He is full of smiles and giggles. He is gaining more head control everyday, and I imagine he'll be ready to face forward in the Baby Bjorn in a couple of weeks.