Fun in Fremont

It is kind of ironic (and lucky!) that of all the places in the states, we ended up just 2 hours away from my aunt and uncle's house almost exactly due east.  I made the trip out to Fremont with Shane and Marissa last week because my cousin Corrie and her kids were there from Florida, and I couldn't believe how close it really is!  Corrie and I have always been good friends but it is even more fun now that she has a little girl Clare who is 4 months older than Shane,    

and a little boy Isaac who is 5 months older than Marissa.

I didn't get any pictures of us because, well, probably because most of the time we were nursing babies.  But we had a lot of fun just chatting and hanging out, walking, eating yummy food, and going to the park.  It was funny to see how opposite our little ones are, Shane my contemplative, content, and often wussy little boy

and Clare the adventurous, busy, and brave little girl.  But I think they had fun together. 

And we even managed to do a little photoshoot with my little chunk.  Here are a few of my favorites:

And the reality behind those cute shots:  bodily fluids coming out of all ends!

Pat got christened many times and was a very good sport about it, on top of letting us spend the night, preparing a delicious hoisin chicken dinner, and just generally spoiling us.  We had such a good time and are so happy to be so close!