San Fran

So we decided to take one last trip to San Fran as Sacramentoians(sp???). It is such an easy hour drive from Sacramento compared to four hours from Redding. We love San Fran. Jeff and I have been there countless times since we have lived in Sac. We love getting some lunch and heading to the beach, or going to the Peir to watch the Sea Lions, Union Square or just driving around. We have also enjoyed taking Isaiah a few times over this last year. It is really fun to see him run along the beach and touch the sand. It was freezing when we were there yesterday, but we still enjoyed the craziness of it all! We will miss our spur of the moment trips!!

Livin' for Today!

Today while Isaiah and I were eating lunch I noticed he was actually taking his time! It is usually gone before I have even sat down. But today he was eating one black bean, corn and pea at a time(as opposed to handfuls.) It was so funny to watch him, he would pick one up, examine it talk to it, then eat it and laugh. He did this with almost every single one. I was reminded that I too need to slow down sometimes! I often am consumed with what I have to do next or what I am doing tomorrow or next week. I never just enjoy the moment. I need to slow down and store these special moments somewhere because these are things I don't want to forget! He continues to amaze me as he grows and learns new things! After lunch we go outside for a short walk to get some fresh air. The walk usually consists of me not letting him put rocks in his mouth, trying to hold his squirming hand and him trying to go to fast and tripping over his feet. But not today, as we were walking it dawned on me that he was holding my hand, just walking along side me like an old pro. I thought to myself, Steph, you better enjoy this because there will come a day when he won't need to hold your hand anymore.(tear, tear!)
Ok enough of the sappy stuff! Point being, I need to relish in the now more often!

Matthew 6:34 says, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself."

We are moving home in just 24 days. I can't believe it is here already! This week I have started to pack a few things here and there. In doing that I was thinking about not living in Sacramento anymore. It has been our home for the last 4.5 years. It is the first place we lived as a married couple, it is where we graduated college, where we became parents and where Isaiah lived the first year and a half of his life. Those are some monumentous moments in life. We have made some life long friends that we will miss terribly! I know we will miss the( what seams to be endless options of) restaraunts and malls!!
It is going to be great to be back home. It is really important to us for Isaiah to grow up around family. At the same time we know it is going to be different than what it was 4.5 years ago when we were dating. We are going back as our own family now.
Of course I am worrying about Isaiah and moving him into a new place, plus Jeff is leaving 2 days after we move for 2 weeks for training. So I am worried he will be traumatized with a new home and his daddy being MIA. I know he'll be fine, just me being me!!
Four and a half years ago all we wanted to do was get out of Cottonwood and now we are going back. It is funny how we now appreciate the things we once took for granted. I guess there really is no place like home! At least for us anyways.

xoxo
steph