Give thanks for friends...

We were really fortunate to be able to catch up with some old friends this week. Our friends Joel and Lonna and their kids were up in Lancaster for a few days. They live in Atlanta and we don't often get to see them. Joel was in our wedding...and has been a good friend to Craig through the years. He had a stroke about two months ago...it was pretty scary at the time, but he seems to be doing well now. We were so happy to get a chance to see them.

Lonna's parents have a pool, so we thoroughly took advantage. The boys LOVED playing with their new friends. (Lonna and Joel have three kids...Ben, Gabe and Naomi...plus their older cousins were there too.)

Naomi liked playing in the dirt pile almost as much as Sawyer!

(Hey cutie...what do you say I throw a little dirt on you and we make it a date!)

But no one can wear their ice cream like my little bull!

Jackson LOVED the ducky swim toy...he could have spent all day in the pool. He's really getting to enjoy the water.

Sawyer and Joel...Sawyer did not like the life vest...but eventually warmed up to it. (He doesn't like being restricted!)