Visitors and Goodbyes

Kate had a lot of visitors lately.  Uncle Rick was in town during a layover on his way to Hong Kong.

He promised to give her lots of loud squeaky toys as payback for the ones I gave his kids!

Laura and Bill Jordan drove all the way from LA for the weekend.  Their kids Carson and Summer were along for the ride and got to spend some time at our neighborhood park and playing in our apartment during a rainy SF morning.  Thanks for coming all this way to visit!

The next visitors to stop by were Andrew and Jennifer Bossen, longtime friends of mine from Austin. They were in town for Andrew's medical oral boards and stopped by for a glass of wine and to meet Kate. So great to see you guys and Kate can't wait to meet Drew and Bella Grace over Thanksgiving.

Kate was quite the hit when I took her up to Williams-Sonoma to visit some of my coworkers.  She seemed to recognize everyone since she spent so much time here before she was born!  She should be an expert at all things eCommerce.

Kate rounded out her busy social calendar with a play date with Ethan and KJ. Moms Mae and Christina work with me at Williams-Sonoma and on the summer internship program. Who knew we would all end up having babies within six weeks of each other!

This past weekend our awesome friends in San Francisco threw us a going away party.  It's hard to believe that our time in California is quickly coming to an end.  We moved exactly four years ago and have had the time of our lives.  It's a bittersweet goodbye.  San Francisco is amazing, but we are also excited about the next chapter in our lives in Austin.  Here are some pictures from the fun night.  Thanks to Beth and Josh Garver, Carolyn and Bruce Frey, Kris Konietzko, and Amy and Brian Crawford for hosting such a fun evening and to all our friends for coming to wish us well.  We are going to miss you guys but we promise to be back for visits!

Kate spent the evening with her first babysitter. Clearly she missed us as this was how we found her when we picked her up!

Now it's time to start packing.  The movers arrive next Wednesday and we fly to Austin the following day.  I'm not sure I'll have time for a post before we leave so bear with me while we pack up and head to Texas.  We'll be back soon but first I'll leave you with a picture I took tonight of our precious little angel who is just starting to smile.