It has been five years since my group of friends from Hope College were together. Kelly has tried her best to keep us connected since the last wedding brought us together, but life is busy and we're scattered across the Midwest. Still, every now and then the stars align.
We all met at Sarah's house in Illinois; with three kids, she opted to host rather than travel. Leslie lives close by, too, but Kelly came from Ohio with her two boys, Julie from Michigan with Wil, Calvin and I from Wisconsin.
Sarah's backyard was a kids' paradise with two different playground sets, one of them with a slide leading into a kiddie pool! It was all I could do to get Calvin into his swim suit before he jumped in with the others. Ethan also let Calvin use his lawnmower, which he found harder to navigate than his John Deere just just as much fun.
The women chatted in staccato while the kids played. Conversation was choppy with half of our attention given to the seven children among us! The visit was short-lived, but good. With a beautiful day outside and a train set inside, the kids wore themselves out just in time for a quick picture and a nap in the car on the way home.
Pictured here, from back left to front right:
Sarah with Ethan (2)
Kelly with Will (2) and Noah (4)
Kelly with Will (2) and Noah (4)
Aunt Leslie with Sarah's oldest, Anna (4)
Cherith with Cal (16 mos)
Julie with Wil (19 mos) and a three-month old inside!
Sarah's youngest, Elijah (3 mos) was already napping.
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Ladies, you are all FABULOUS and just look at the beautiful children you have to love. Who knew life would start filling up so quickly?
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