True friends are priceless...

So we are in Sacramento, visiting one of my BF's and her family... They are Lucia's godparents, and we are having a blast doing absolutely nothing.  Best kind of vacation if you ask me!  We got in late Xmas night, and after a yummy breakfast on Sunday, drove to Tahoe for the night...  The kids got to play in the snow, and then we went tubing the next morning and drove home.  Simple.  Easy.  Fun.  Best kind of adventure!  Yesterday and today we've done nothing but hang out at the house...  Correction - I did have a successful visit to Thrift Town to get some more clothes... (remember this post from over a year ago?) and this afternoon we're going to go check out another store.  I love finding bargains!

The best part about this for me is that Lucia gets along SO AMAZINGLY WELL with J and E (the kids)... they have been playing make-believe and all kinds of other creative games non-stop with no melt-downs or fights yet!  3 days and counting...  We just finished lunch, and they are riding bikes, scooters, etc... in the backyard before we go run some errands and check out a fish-hatchery...  Then maybe the hot tub tonight for the kids and I'm sure they will pass out early.

Tomorrow brings a trip into San Francisco for the day, and then alas, tomorrow night we have to pack to go home.... Boo...  I am just so grateful for friends where we can just "be" and laugh and talk and sleep and all that stuff that sometimes you don't want to do when you are a "guest"... but we aren't guests which is the best.  I am extremely grateful to have such great friends that are really more like family!