Mommy Made a New Friend!

I recently made a new Mommy friend, and we had her and her kids over for a play date today! The oldest, Jaden, falls right in between Russell and James' age (though he will be in Russell's class in school) and both boys adore him!

The youngest, Hailey, just turned three in May, and Belle loves hanging out with her -- while Hailey loves hanging out with William! :)



Katie and I are meant to be friends, we share so much in common, and I really enjoy the time I spend with her! We met at a "Moms Group" and really clicked, though neither of us pursued contacting each other after the initial meeting. Several months later I saw a post she made on a local homeschool support group chat site, and it spurred me to get in touch with her! It turns out she was also contemplating the idea of homeschool, though they decided (for now at least) to go the public school route. I've had a great time every time we've gotten together, and I'm really glad to have formed this new friendship! We are hoping to get together as families sometime soon so that our husbands can meet each other - hopefully they'll hit it off as well as Katie, myself, and the kids have!

On an unrelated note, Jen, Peter, and Benjamin stopped by today on their way back to Iowa City (they just got back from a vacation out East with my parents). Here's Ben practicing to be a big brother:

We had my parents over for dinner tonight - it was nice to see them again after they've been gone for the past two weeks! After dinner Russell got to spend the night at the farm with Papa, while Belle, James, and Ellie spent the evening playing with the neighbor girl, Kay. It was a wonderful start to our weekend!