High School Friends

I have written a lot about my friends from high school, most recently when I wrote about Leslie's wedding in May.  Well, we hadn't seen each other since May and decided it was time for a little reunion.  

We included the kids, of course, because how are they going to be best friends if they never play together?

After all, they are the second generation and they have to be best friends.  They were born into it and don't have a choice.

So Mason and I headed to Homewood to meet everyone at a park to play on the play ground, catch up, and eat supper.

Leslie brought cupcakes to celebrate Ashley's birthday.  Mason was beyond excited.  I stripped him down and gave him a giant chocolate one.  

The bigger kids apparently have better cupcake eating skills and can control their icing.

Notice that half of the icing is already gone and he has progressed to the other side.

I am pretty sure that Mason ate more cupcake than anyone else.

Sam is wondering if Mason is going to get sick on the way home.

But who cares, these are cupcakes!

Thank you, Leslie!  And thank you, Ashley, for a reason to celebrate!

Emma Kate (Haley's 3rd) and Julie (Lauren's 2nd) are two of our newest additions to the group.  Ella Rose was just born right before we got together so she and her mom, Mary Beth, were not able to join us.  We have had 3 babies added to our number this year!  What a blessing!

I love this picture of Mason and Sam, Haley's son.  When Haley and I first met each other in kindergarten, we were introduced by our dads and we exchanged the exact same blank stare that Sam and Mason are sharing above.  The funny thing is that we both remember it exactly to this day and laugh about how we first met and just stared blankly at each other.  

I see a lifelong friendship in the making.  It is definitely off to a great start!

Nothing like filling up a car with wood chips with your buddy.

And here we all are!  Lauren, me, Ashley, Leslie, and Haley (we missed you Mary Beth!).  Some of us have been best friends since before kindergarten and others later, but each just as special.  I am so thankful for each one of them and their precious babies, too!