First Friends

We recently spent an afternoon with our friends Jen, Gavin, and Addy (who was sleeping in the stroller) playing in the leaves. It was one of the nicer days last week, and we decided to take advantage of the massive amount of leaves they have at their house. After running around, playing on the playset and having a snack or two, they all made their way to the leaf pile. The pumpkin yard bags were a big hit, and I believe Jen said they were from when she was little! Gavin and Grace have been buddies since she was barely 2 and Gavin about 18 months. Now they are in preschool together and have grown up so much!!! Miles and Addy are nearly the exact age apart and hopefully within the year will be on a similar page. Right now, Miles is a bit of a brut and just wants to poke at her. I think that the friends you make when you are little are the ones that you either discover, with time, are not all they are cracked up to be, or they are the ones you should have stayed with when you found yourself wandering. Hopefully these guys will be part of the latter group. I know several of my best friends now are the ones I had when I was young, drifted apart from, and as adults we realized we were what defined "true" friends and are now closer than ever. I'm blessed to have stayed in, or rekindled relationships with the people who I truly meant something to throughout the years. AndI have realized they have always meant something to me.