long over due play dates...

I love where we live, but I miss being closer to friends... especially friends with kids! I feel like Jayme is missing out on valuable socialization and playmates every week. If I could I would drive multiple times a week for playtime (and much needed face time with friends), but that ended when we realized we were spending almost $900/month on gas (obviously the man of the house has to earn a living, so his gas was necessary... which meant by default I needed to make cuts in the mileage). The last couple weeks Ryan's boss compensated his gas for the daily drive to San Diego (thank God!), which meant Jayme and I were able to catch up on some much needed and long over-due play dates (over 3 months!)

Highlights from our visit with Kaycie and Aubrielle-
-playing with someone else's toys might be just as good as going to Disneyland
-Jayme loves Max... we are realizing just how much she loves dogs (the bigger the better... the smaller ones are just too much)
-when in Riverside in triple digit temps, rear-facing car-seats in weak air-conditioning = overheated and screaming child.... thanks to Kaycie, Jayme now enjoys the view air flow facing forward
-El Torito, nap time, Starbucks, and an afternoon dip in the kiddie pool (complete with sticky-shimmery lip gloss) completed our afternoon

Highlights from our visit (and first meeting of baby Jax) with Kristi and Riley-
-We brought Kristi some belated-birthday treats (my version of a cake pop)
-Even after 3 months of not seeing each other (which in toddler time is f-o-r-e-v-e-r) Riley and Jayme enjoyed some much needed playtime
-Meanwhile I made my go-to lunch classic  (tomato basil pizza) while us mommy's played catch-up
-Finally got to hold the newest addition to the Brown Family... Jax is all things cuddly, sweet, and beautiful newborn (best part was that Jayme didn't get jealous... until I held Riley ;-)


Hoping to get out and about a little more often... just not often enough to cost us more in gas than our rent!