Friends

And I mean really, really good friends. They are hard to come by but once you find them, you've gottta keep 'em! If only we lived closer! It all started with these 5 college housemates:

Add some beautiful wives...(thank you SPU for 3 of us couples!)

And then THIS happens:

Us 6 couples and NINE children were able to gather for a few hours over Christmas for a brief catch-up. The last time we were all together was 2 years ago and at that time there were only 2 kids. TWO! (Well, actually I had JUST found out I was pregnant with Emma and almost died keeping it a secret and Kaytee found out she was pregnant a couple days later.) I'd say we should go into baby-makin' business because we know how to be fruitful and multiply!

 It was so wonderful to be able to see all of our friends' kids, some of whom we met for the first time (Lamaya above). Emma and Lucy girl are already buds (10 days apart!) as we've been able to see each other 3 times so far in their short lives.

 There is nothing cuter than men going crazy over babies!

Graham could so handle having twins (it's just me that couldn't)

We got to meet this adorable ball of blond-hair blue-eyed cuteness (Geoffrey) for the first time. 

Isla and Maddie were fast buds and Isla is now asking to move to California where Maddie lives.

Glendon & Lamaya

A fun shot of all the cooking, chatting and baby holding and feeding that went on that evening

We ate pizza together, managed to put 5 of the 9 kids down for the night and then laughed our way through a white elephant gift exchange. I left our gathering feel blessed and sad all at the same time.   I could have spent a week with these people! Graham lived with the guys while we were dating and they played a huge role in building and supporting our relationship. Jackie & Brant get the credit for dragging me on our first double dates with Graham (though I was determined NOT to like him) and Glendon always looked out for Graham by asking me "What are your intentions with this man?" Only with this group can we go two years between gatherings and still go deep right away. Here's to many more years and many more babies!