This summer we made some new friends.  Since we moved down here from Bellingham we’ve pretty much been an island.  We kept our same friends we’ve had for years (and who we love dearly) but time and distance keeps us from having loves that connect very much with a decent level of frequency.   It’s not anybody’s fault, just a natural progression of growing up.  We met Jamie at karaoke where we heard this amazing voice.  We approached her and soon realized how very fun, very cool and very much we had in common with her.  She can sing Aretha and Adele like nobody’s business, is an amazing mom to four girls, and is a hoot and a half to laugh and play with.

One of the best parts about hanging with Jamie is that she comes with little ones built in.  She also has a 3 year old and a 7 year old, and pluses out the whole thing with a smarty pants 9 year old and a 16 year old who inherited her parents’ songbird qualities.

The two 7’s couldn’t be more similar in interests, clothing style and diva-like attitude.  They linked arms the moment they met and have to be pried apart at the end of any playdate.  Gigi and Lilly were fast friends and show signs of being best friends for a long long time.

 

The two three year olds, on the other hand, have a love/hate relationship for sure.  Jude and Natty call one another prince and princess and declare their love for one another in the inhale of a breath and with the exhale they are tussling over foot room in the wagon and swearing off one another forever.   I included these three pictures not because of their quality, rather because you can see in their faces the irritation and pure annoyance they have for one another at this particular moment.  I think it is hilarious!

This is Gigi with Adri (like Audrey).  Adri is the kind of kid who wants to hang around the grown ups to listen to what they have to say.   She asks brilliant questions about how things work, the processes for how things are made and a million of other things.  The good thing about Adri is that when she asks you a question, you can put your whole thought process into the answer because she is the kind of nine year old who listens to long drawn out answers.  She is actually interested.

And what a better way to cement a friendship than to go to the zoo.  It was a fun day!


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