Quick Visit with Friends

This past weekend we made a quick trip to Dallas to visit some of my very best friends in the world, Katherine and Dana (we sure missed you, Amanda!!!) We have all been best friends since grade school and now we are all on this "Mom" journey together. No matter the time or distance that separates us, we always pick up right where we left off. Love you girls!!



Over the years our visits together have become less about us and more focused on the kids. It has been so fun to watch all of our kids grow up and become friends. And this year we were blessed to have 2 new babies added to the mix: Katherine's daughter Sarah and Dana's son Ryan, both born in August.

This is sweet Sarah - look at that smile!!



And I didn't manage a great shot of Ryan alone, but here he is at Kaitlynn keeps watch. He is such a sweet snuggler! (Is that a word??)



Here are the proud Mommies.



The three oldest boys played outside a bit.



And here are all the big boys eating dinner one night.



Here are most of the kiddos before their Christmas gift exchange. I had to laugh because we tried to get them to open their gifts one at a time, but within seconds they were all tearing into them without waiting.



And finally, my favorite pic. We sat all 6 of the kids down in front of the Christmas display at a local mall. Here is the order: Sarah, Connor, Jacob, Luke, Jackson, Kaitlynn, Ryan.



Thanks girls for hosting us and for such a fun weekend!