We had a really terrific weekend. On Friday night we headed up to Santa Rosa and spent the night at Sherry and John's house. In the morning, after exploring in the backyard, we headed to Howarth Park. It is a great park, run by the City of Santa Rosa. Alanna enjoyed the play structure, watching ponies, looking at geese, and going on a train ride. I think Justin really liked sharing his old stomping grounds with Little A. After the train ride, we headed over to Mary's Pizza Shack for lunch.

Waiting for the train ride

On the train

Having lunch at Mary's Pizza Shack

After Alanna's nap, we headed out to Kenwood for Kirsten's 30th birthday party. It was so much fun! Alanna enjoyed playing on all of the toys and spending time with her buddies Riley and Chase. We got to catch up with our friends, eat tasty Mexican food, and listen to Julian's (Kirsten's bro) band Peak Season play a couple of sets. Around 8p, we headed back to San Jose.

Yesterday we walked on the trail, looked for snails and bugs (Alanna's favorite activity these days), went to Santana Row for pearl teas, and made a tasty BBQ dinner.

Dad sent me the pix from our rafting trip on the American river last month (clockwise from the left-front: Mel, Nancy, Barry, our guide, Ellen, me, and Pete). It was so much fun!

Here are a couple recent pictures of Alanna. She's going to be 22 months old on Friday!