Friends that are family

Once in a while you stumble upon friends who just get you.  They understand you as you understand them.  You balance one another and more often times are not exactly like one another, which is okay because you admire everything about them.  They're your speed and on any given night you'd enjoy having dinner with them, even every given night.  And as we grew, got married, lost parents and grandparents, started a family, we always had Dave and Heather (and Wilson too) there, just a short drive away.  I know we're not loosing them forever, but we are loosing them to Nebraska.  

I'd like to go on about how much they mean to us, how many memories we have together, spending more holidays with Dave than most of our family while in Wyoming, but then it would almost be as if I was closing a chapter on a friendship which will never happen.... I'll just really miss the comfort of knowing they're just a hop and a skip away, but know they'll be back, hopefully sooner than later.

Here are a few photos from the farewell party Pam and Walt threw for them yesterday.  The Jones always make us feel like family while we're there and we look forward to our next visit up the G-burg.

H & D we're so happy for you guys and so incredibly grateful for you both.  We hope to visit you at your beautiful new home soon.  

Enjoy the photos, here are a few of little Miss T. too.  She's really growing so fast and is so incredibly beautiful (don't mind me boasting :) the best baby a mama could ask for.  

With love, Liz

Last Day of School

Celebrating Summer Birthdays!

Buddy Colin and Austin in their Birthday crowns

The girls in Austin's class just love Austin

Austin w/ Miss Alison on the last day of school

Ms. Barb and Austin

August 2008 - 1st day of school.

Words cannot sum up how far Austin came this school year at St. Margaret's Day School.  We have had our ups and downs with things, but all in all there are two things for certain 1. we love his teachers Ms. Barb and Ms. Allison and  2. his tiny class of twelve little cuties have all become like family to us.  We will miss St Margaret's and all that it has given Austin.  I remember writing at the beginning of the school year 

              

           "I love his enthusiasm for school and hope he never looses that... I know it will come, the day when I have to kick him out the door to make the bus in time but for now we shall bask in the lovely, happy little student that he is."

He is still just as enthusiastic as he was the first day of school and was very, very sad to leave the last day of school.  I am so incredibly proud of our little man.  This year he not only learned all the colors in Spanish, how to count to 30 en Espagnol, he also learned how to spell his name, read his name and write his name.  He can write out all of the alphabet (a little work is needed with w and m) and numbers 1-20, he knows his right from his left and he loves keeping an art journal or diary (must draw, color, paint, create every day, this I am in love with and especially proud of :)  Our Austin is the shining example of how a big brother should be and surprises us everyday with his character, love and compassion.  

We're looking forward to a summer filled with activities:  visits to the pool, beach, museums, farms, Maine, more pool and maybe even a week in East Hampton :)  Next year will bring us a new school, new teachers and friends and most exciting of all a whole new adventure.  

Sorry for the lack of blog posts, our adventures do keep me busy.  Hope you hear how you all are doing soon.  Enjoy the story.

With love, Liz