Trip to Reno!

So last week, Grandma Keenan, Sarah, Murphy and Riley and I drove up to Reno for the week! It was a long drive, about 10 hours, but it was great seeing Pop-Pop and Aunt Sheri! Chris then flew up on Thursday night to join us for a long weekend.

Auntie Kathrin and Uncle Jim finally got to meet Sarah!! Whoohoooo!! They came up to Sheri's late Friday night and then we hung out on Saturday until it was time to go to the Fehr and Peers party up in Tahoe. Auntie Bubbs, Uncle Brian and little Amelia then drove up Saturday afternoon and got to play with Sarah while Chris and I were in Tahoe! Grandma and Pop-Pop agreed to babysit Sarah for us - OVERNIGHT at their house!! Yikes!! It was the first time we'd been away from her since she came home from the hospital! It was nice for us, though...we got to stay up late and not have to worry about getting up early the next day with Sarah - plus, it gave my parents time with her. As a matter of fact, they had so much fun, they kept her the next night, too! Chris and I actually got to spend Monday together, without the baby! We went out to a movie (go see Forgetting Sarah Marshall!) and out to dinner before going to Sarah's baptism class (she's being baptised at my mom's church in Reno).

We then drove home, this time with Chris, on Tuesday. Another long drive! I feel so bad for Sarah! She's all strapped into the carseat for so long - I can't imagine how uncomfortable that is for her!

This holiday weekend, we're just taking it easy. We'd planned to go to Huntington Beach, but since it's supposed to be FREEZING (OK - only in the 60's) we've scrapped that idea. I think we'll just run errands and hang out at home - we need to rest up for Sarah's first airplane trip to the Bay Area the following weekend for Amelia's first birthday! On Monday, our friend Elizabeth is coming by to see Sarah and for a BBQ (weather permitting, of course)!

Sarah's doing well, otherwise. She's so much fun! She LOVES her new playmat, with the kickboard that lights up and plays music when she kicks it! She just laughs and talks the whole time she's on it! Having some trouble with her and tummy-time though...everytime I put her down on her tummy, she falls asleep!!! We've been practicing her sitting up though (from a reclining position) and that seems to be helping her neck muscles develop...she even tried to sit up on her own today, without holding my fingers!!