On Sunday, we went to my great aunt and uncle's house for a cookout! We used to do this every year growing up, but we haven't been able to be there the past 4 years with us living away so being back to celebrate with everyone was fantastic!! We had the most wonderful spread of food - hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, cole slaw, cucumber salad, baked beans...and for dessert - triple layer lemon pie, pecan pie triffle, 4th of July sugar cookies and red white and blue mints.
Monday, we pretty much relaxed and awaited the arrival of our very good friends from Texas!
We hadn't seen our friends in a very long time, so needless to say, we were so excited when the Lakes got here Monday evening. We all went to Dollywood on Tuesday and had a blast with all our little ones. Wednesday we went to the park, had a great dinner together, and enjoyed all the kids playing!
It was so great to be with our friends. Not too long after we moved from Texas, the Lakes moved to New Mexico so we have been thousands of miles away from each other for way too long! But now, we are in TN and they are going to be in Louisville, KY, only a short 5 hour drive away from each other!
Lydia, the oldest is 2 1/2 yrs old. She is beautiful like her mommy and is so sweet! I've watched her grow from this happy little baby into this fun, loving, little toddler. I love to hear her talk! And my favorite thing she says in response to every question is, "sure!" It amazes me how after being away from us for almost a year, she still says Emma is her friend and gave me a hug as soon as she got out of the car at our house! Love her!!
Cohen, is just about 20months old. He is only 8 days older than Emma! It was a huge surprise to all of us when he came into the world 12 weeks early but he was the strongest little boy and overcame every obstacle thrown against him. Today, the only difference between him and Emma is he weighs about 6 pounds less than she does. He runs around like a little boy should grinning so big at you! My favorite thing he says is "yeah" in this sweet drawn out way. He is a little doll and an absolute miracle!
Charlotte, the almost 18month old baby, is one of the most content babies I've ever seen! Her daddy calls her snuggles, and that is exactly what she is. She just loves on you, smiles and laughs, and takes in everything her big brother and sister do. The last time I saw her, she was only a couple weeks old, so to now see this happy, growing, precious little girl is just amazing! She is so stinkin cute!!
I am so very thankful for our friends! We were so blessed to have met them in Texas and so blessed that distance has not caused our friendship to change in any way. I am SO excited that we are now just an easy drive away from them and will definitely be seeing more of their precious family in the future!!
Those pics are fantastic! Aww I miss you so much already!! Thank you SO MUCH for your amazing hospitality!! I know there are a lot of us, but we had such a fantastic time. Once we get settled, you have to come visit and we will show you around town!!! It will be great! :) (And of course we will be having a scrap weekend at some point...) Love you and your beautiful family SO MUCH. :-D
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