O O h h , , t t h h e e F F u u n n W W e e H H a a d d ! !

S S p p r r i i n n g g T T r r a a i i n n i i n n g g R R o o a a d d T T r r i i p p

KeenerKronicles

2009

HappyHolidaysfromourfamilytoyours!Wehopethat2009wasasgoodtoyouasithasbeento usandyoucontinuetoenjoyGod'smanyblessings.Withalloftheexcitementandfirstsin2008, wewerereadyforabreakin2009.Thisyearwasaboutstayingclosertohomeanddoingmore withless.Ifyouknowuswearealwaysupforanadventuresthoughandthisyearhassomegreat ones.Wehopethatyouenjoycatchingupwithusandlookforwardtohearingallofyourstories.

Ifyouaskedusanyothertimeoftheyear,we wouldprobablysaythat

January

isourleast favoritemonthoftheyear.However,itis alwaysanicebreakaftertheholidaycraziness. ThispastJanuarywasnodifferent.Homelife wassettled.Although,Shanetraveledalotfor workmakingtripstoLongIsland,NYand Eugene,OR.JenandAaronwerehopingthat thiswasn'tgoingtobeapermanentpartofthe year. Aarongrewupalotthisyear.Thismonth,he startedclimbingonthetoddlerplaygroundsat localparks.Heloveditandwehadatough timepullinghimaway.

February

turnedouttobeaveryfunmonth! Westartedoffenjoyingthe

SuperBowl

with ourgoodfriends,theSchow's.RileyandAaron hadagreattimeplayingtogetherwhilethe grownupsenjoyedthegame. Shanecontinuedtotravelforwork.Thismonth hewasofftoDelMar,CA,Rochester,MNand...

NapaValley!

Thistime,JenandAarontagged along.ThistripwasaboutworkforShane.It wasmostlyaboutchampagnetastingforJen. WevisitedDomaineCarnerosandDomaine Chandon,anddiscoveredEtoileRose champagne,anewfavorite.Westoppedinto visitUncleRoninSacramentoandevenfitina triptothe

JellyBellyFactory

GettingtheYearStarted!

JenandIhavealotincommon.Onethingweeach hadonourbucketlist,beforefindingeachotheron eHarmony,wasgoingtowatch

BaseballSpring Training

.Sowedecidedtocheckthatoffofourlist thisyearandplannedaroadtriptoPhoenix,AZand SanDiego,CA. ItwouldbeatesttoseejusthowlongAaroncould makeitinacar.Itturnsouthislimitwasabout3hours.Also,weweren'tsure justhowmuchbaseballhewouldbeabletotake.Itturnsout3inningsforthe firstgame,butreallyabouttwohourstotalbecausewegottothe

Angels-Athletics

gameearly togetautographs,and6inningsforthe

Cubs-Royals

game.Heatwasalsoafactor,ithit90 degreeseverydayofthetrip.ByfarourfavoriteplacetowatchgameswaswheretheAngels'play atTempeDiabloPark.Westayedat

CamelbackInn

whileinthePhoenixarea.Itwasafantastic hotel.Theoutsidebalconyareaonourroomwasbiggerthantheroom.Weenjoyedlate afternoonscoolingoffatthepool. AfterPhoenix,weheadedtoSanDiegotocelebrateour

3rdAnniversary

.Wehadanicedinner andAaronlearnedabouttoasting.Afterhesawustoastandtouchourchampagneglasses,he couldn'tresisttoastingandsaying,"Cheers"allnightlong.Itwassocute. ThenextseveraldayswehungoutinSanDiego.WediscoveredRichardWalker'sforbreakfastin downtownSanDiegoandnowrecommendittoeveryone.WevisitedboththeSanDiegoZooand theWildAnimalPark.Webecameannualpassholders,whichhasbeenagreat ideabecauseitisafavoriteplacetogowheninSanDiego.WhileattheWild AnimalPark,wewereluckyenoughtoseeapregnant AftricanElephant'swaterbreak. ThistripwassofunthatwedecidedtomakeSpring Traininganannualtrek.Onlynexttimewearegoing totakealongweekendandonlygotoAngelsgames. AnyoneupforaroadtriptoSpringTrainingnext March?Letusknow. Holiday'sthisyearwithAaronhavebeenreally fun.

Valentine'sDay

starteditalloffwith AaronmakingfunValentinesforhisMommy, NanaandGG.Wedecidedtostayinforthe nightandtocookeddinnertogetherafter Aaronwenttobed.Itwasnicenottohaveto fighttherestaurantrushandthefoodwas muchbetter. Fromcoloringeggstoourannual neighborhoodbrunch,

Easter

wasmuchfun. AaronenjoyeddecoratingEastereggsathome. OurannualSaratogaStreetEasterBrunchwas somuchfunAaronlovedplayingwithallofthe kidsandour24HourOmlettewasabighit. ScottandWendy'sEasterpartytookona Mexicantheme,withpinatafunforyoungand old,anegghuntandAaronplayingwithLovasz. Wealwayslookforwardto

familycamping trips

andthisyearwasnodifferent.We returnedto

FeatherlyPark

,afterourclosecall withtheFreewayComplexfirelastyear.The campgroundhadcaughtonfire,butluckilywe werestillabletoenjoyit.Aaronlovedriding throughtheRVparkonPapa'snewbike.We hadlotsofgreatfoodandwatchedAaronplay tirelessly.