Friendships are equally important to us as family. We consider our close network of friends as family and they are so very excited to be aunts and uncles. Our local core group has been our friends for many years. From the moment we arrived in Northern California, we knew this was home for us. Ironically, a large number of our friends have also moved to California and found their home in the same city so our child will have a built-in extended family of men and women to help nurture and guide them through life.
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| Holiday celebration 2012 in our home |
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| Our life long friends. A 20+ New Years tradition. (visiting San Diego) |
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Our Iowa Friend Group 2009 (our going away party)
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| Shaun, Walt, and dear friend Brad exploring Yellowstone National Park. |
