FAMILY

I started this post a week a go. Since then, SO much has happened.  I'm tempted to delete this and just write about the more recent stuff (like Bates Nut Farm, Jonas' bday, Legoland, and Halloween just to name a few). I had witty and interesting commentary planned for each of these photos, but you'll just have to make up your own commentary...

mom + sisters

good friends at the James concert at House of Blues

love this pic

my awesome family celebrating Chris' 21st bday

pig racing @ the pumpkin patch

my beautiful mother-in-law and cute husband

best friends forever (the Brent's kids)

a Jr. High visit

Caleb's best friend from Jr. High contacted him recently. It'd been about 10 years since they had talked but apparently that didn't matter. Because, before I knew it, him and his wife and 3 kids were road-tripping down from Seattle to stay at our house for a week. 

I was a little unsure about the success of such a visit. Would they still be BFFs? would I get along with his wife? would they mind our weird lifestyle? how about the fact that they'd all have to sleep in one bedroom? I settled on the notion that they must be low-key people if they were willing to do such a trip at all. 

I'm happy to report that we are all now BFFs. We all got along surprisingly well. Our families meshed perfectly.  The guys have so much in common it's creepy. Even down to random things like hating mayonnaise and vinegar.  They have started 2 business projects together already (did I mention their mind's think alike) and have plans for us to all live together by the beach some day.  

Caleb took a day off work and we went to Legoland together. I thought this picture was cool...

All of their kids are adorable. It was fun to live with other kids for a while. Their "middle child" is one of the funniest kid's I've ever met. We're still saying things he said, like, "where's my cute guy dad?" (Hear this said with a raspy 2 year old voice, as he refers to his new, large-eyed stuffed animal.)

Their baby is too cute. She ate sand for the first time at Moonlight Beach! It was a proud moment for us all.


I'm so glad they were able to come, and that our visit only vaguely resembled Jr. High. We are definitely hoping to visit them in the near future.