New Years and our favorite places in San Jose

 We have really enjoyed living in this area so far. We are in a month-to-month house rental in Los Gatos Hills that is just beautiful. It has some of the most amazing views and is set a little ways from the city. The only issues with this house is that the utilities are super expensive and we don't have a yard or neighborhood for the kids to play in. This area, however, is somewhere I can see myself staying long-term. We've really enjoyed getting to know San Jose and the fun things it has to offer for kids/families.

We had Paul's parents and his brother and family come visit us for the New Year's weekend. It was super fun to have them around except I got really sick the morning they arrived. I have a pretty strong stomach and rarely ever puke. I can probably count the number of times I have puked in my life on one hand. Well this was one of those lucky occasions where I puked. I some kind of stomach flu and was confined to my bed for most of the weekend. I felt like a great host having my guests prepare their own meals and take care of my children. Not only did I have them take care of everything around the house, I also spread my sickness to other members of the family. My husband, Paul, was the next one to get the fun bug. It then spread to my two nieces. We did manage to have some fun among the sickness. Here are some pictures of the kids at the Children's Museum. It is a great museum and we have been there many times since.

The Children's Museum and Happy Hollow Zoo have become a couple of our favorite spots in San Jose. We've already visited both multiple times. Here are some pictures of some of our trips.