Timeless

Our friendship with this family is timeless.  We have now lived in separate cities longer than we ever lived in the same city, and yet I still pretend we are neighbors.  Our kids pick up where they left off.

Our girls are certainly happy as larks when together :)

These two are just like their mommas - happy to be together!

Enjoying a little football in the park

The visits are never long enough, but always filled with so much fun and laughter and LONG talks on the couch - I LOVE them!!

Our big boys are getting oh so big!

Nice photobomb Caleb!

 Jackson wanted to just take Judah with him!

Judah would have liked to go - especially if Princess was going!!

Beth had everyone loaded up, ready to head back, and started looking around for Jackson.  We found him across the cul-de-sac, sitting by the neighbor's mailbox...hiding in his shirt.  He didn't want to leave, and we didnt' want him to!  But until the next visit, we LOVE you, Williams family!!!

Please Mom! I promise I'm not tired!!!

I let him stay up to watch a movie with his friends because he ASSURED me he wasn't tired and was going to stay up for the whole thing.....mmmm hmmmmm.....Looks like Mom is right AGAIN!!

Friends

Wonder what is cracking Judah up so much in his chair?  Hmmmm...

Aha!  I'm getting an idea...is that Princess at the bottom of his chair?  I wonder if....

YEP!  Caught you red handed!!

These three are pretty hilarious together.  The girls pretty much boss Caleb around, and he is just happy to be included and goes along with it...mostly :)

Our favorite NC people!

This can only mean one thing - Addison is here!  :)  We're ALL happier when our favorite NC peeps come to visit!!

Where else would we head? The zoo!  I can't help it - it's the best place for a group of 8 kids of varying ages to get to be outside and run around and have fun!  :)

Harrison was cracking me up - he is totally a middle schooler - he was instagraming the whole time!  :)

Judah LOVES Mrs. Beth!

Jackson and Josiah on the ROCK!

And Jacob too!

Attempting the palm trees - they were like little monkeys!

These kids have known each other their whole lives - Beth and I met in the halls of the nursery at church when Harrison was 15 months and Josiah was 10 months - and now look how big they are...and how many of them there are!!  :)

Callie, Jackson, Addison, Harrison, Caleb, Jacob, Josiah, and Judah

I MEAN - check that tongue OUT!!!

Harrison was so sweet with Judah - and Judah LOVED him!

Time for a selfie!  :)

i LOVE her.  We have done some life together...and i look forward to doing much more!!

What a GREAT morning!  I was SO glad they still came down!  Beth was snowed in all week, but I convinced her to head south and we were SO glad she did!!

Go USA!!

Roads are clear, but....another snow day!

 The beauty of snow in South Carolina is that the roads melt away quickly but we still get snow days!  :)

One of my kids' favorite new games!  This was a favorite of mine from childhood!  :)

AGAIN?!?!?

Hot chocolate!!

Snow twice in the same year in South Carolina?  We'll take it!

I scream, you scream...

Almost Super Bowl time!!

The Kids Ministry is having a bake sale on Super Bowl Sunday to help cover the expenses for camp...so the Schrodts are in charge of making a LOT of Chex Muddy Buddies!  Good thing I have some good help!!  :)