Suenbabies

Tyler, Briana, H and Riley

The first of many slide rides (and attempts by the moms to

get a good pic)

Lunch at the Wilsons - Kelly really had all of these amazing tools and seats

right there at her house to put on a great kid feast!

One

Two (Luke)

Three!

Three of the four Suenbros (our buddy Beckett is

taking a hiatus from California to enjoy Brooklyn for a while). The

boys were all born in a six month span and for a few months

four of us were pregnant at the same time!

After running miles with Riley's soccer ball, the boys were delighted to do

many, many rounds of Ring Around the Rosie

And they all fall down (or in H's case, fell asleep in the car)

Suenho \swayne-hoe\ , noun ; 1. female resident of 6670 Sueno Rd. in Isla Vista, Ca between 1997 and 2000

Suenbaby or Suenbro \swayne-bay-bee or swayne-broh\ , noun ; 1. male child born to a Suenho mom

The three years post-dorm living that I spent in lovely, clean, safe, quiet Isla Vista, my roommates and I resided on Sueno Road in a special little yellow house with an amazing yard. Home to various themed college parties (highlighted by an ice luge or bathtub full of 40s or bedroom full of half pajama clad Gauchos), flaming shopping carts flying off the roof, kitchen floor hookups, late night sliding door visitors (including a skunk, homeless person with dog and a few boyfriends), a bleach infused washing machine, infamous sofa bed, that house also fostered many lifelong friendships and served as the inspiration for the term "suenho". Collectively my roommates and I became known as The Suenhos and during the Spring of 2008 when 4 of us had recently become moms to boys, someone started referring to Riley, Harrison, Beckett and Luke as Suenbros or Suenbabies or Suenboys in some form or another.

It is always such a treat to visit everyone and Harrison adores playing with his buddies. While we were sad to miss a weekend visiting Grammy and Papa, we made up for it by spending the day with some of my favorite college friends and their kids. We started the morning in Dublin with the Wilsons where Supermom Kelly had extra strollers, TONS of cool toys and surplus dining chairs to make for an awesome play date. We took a great walk to the park right down the street from their new house and enjoyed the crazy warm fall morning. After H and Riley took a much-needed nap in the car, we met up at another park in Walnut Creek with Kaitie and Luke, Bree, Lindsay and Sara. The only thing missing from the pics is our spread from Sonoma Market with my all-time favorites: chicken salad, red pepper dip, carrots, bread and Orangina.

Thanks friends for a GREAT day!