True friendships are rare, and I am blessed to have a handful of incredibly precious friendships. Ya’know . . . those friendships that never change despite education, careers, moves across the country, hormones, spouses, babies. When you are with these friends – nothing changes and you can totally be yourself. It’s like being home. I had the privilege of hanging with two of my “besties” this month – Denise & Brooke. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pics with Denise but I did manage to capture some pics of our time with Brooke & her son, Whitman. They flew in from St. Louis to spend some time with us. We also had the privilege of celebrating our goddaughter, Eva’s, 4th birthday. The Westerman family are very dear friends to us as well. It was a full week – full of blessings, laughter & memories.
EVA’S 4TH BIRTHDAY
Sweet Eva exudes joy. She is a sensitive little soul with a big, big heart. Eva has a signature squeal & giggle when she gets excited. Alexa loves to squeal now too. We call it the “Eva squeal.”
Alexa was just as excited for the cake as Eva.
Eva was delighted with her rose cake courtesy of Mama Kelly. Unfortunately, Kelly couldn’t find her birthday candles, so they settled on an Advent candle. Love it!!
A precious Mama & daughter.
This cake was deeeeelicious!!
Lil’ sis, Liberty, enjoying a big swing.
Eva working on her skills with her new balance bike.
Alexa exploring a bit.
BROOKE & WHITMAN
Alexa & Whitman enjoying suckers at the airport.
The rowdy crew on a hot & windy Oklahoma day.
We didn’t bring a ball to the park, but a pinecone worked just as well.
Oh yeah – that’s how you do it, Whit!
Alexa preferred watching kids get wet instead of experiencing it herself.
Snack time was pretty great too.
You know Alexa was telling Whit a big story during a water break at the park.
The kids were engrossed with the video, “Elmo’s Potty Time.” I had to keep asking them to sit on the sofa. Let’s just hope something sticks!
Let’s just say Brooke LOVES her some Ted’s Café Escondido (and she’s pregnant too, so the cravings are even more legit). She has anticipated this meal for two years, and yes, she enjoyed every morsel of it.
Thank you, Lord, for precious friends. They are a gift from you!!
Such sweet, wonderful pictures! I completely agree...good friends are certainly a treasure. Glad you got to spend some valuable time with your's. I'm wondering how your paci weaning is going. I'm just trying to gain information from you so we can figure out how to do it. :)
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