Karen and boys!

Yet another huge blessing this vacation...my best friend from college, Karen, was able to come down from MA to spend a few days with us at Joe and Marge's! (For those of you were at our wedding (does this give you deja vue?), Karen was my matron of honor). While we didn't get the privilege of visiting without being interruped by 5 kids, it was still wonderful to visit and see each other's kids. This was the first I had met Zach, and the only time I had seen Chase was when he was a newborn four years ago! Karen had never met Jacob or Anna. And it's just weird to me, as a mom, to not have some of the most important people in my life-my best friends-, know my kids-who are the most important parts of my day-to-day life. Does that make sense? Anyway, it was important for me for us to know each other's kids! It was a major undertaking for Karen to make the drive with the boys, who were both sick (a big deal since they have asthma), so I am so grateful that we got to spend some time together. Thank you, Karen, and thank you Joe and Marge, for your hospitality!