Friends

We have been hanging out with a few girls and their kids fairly regularly since Z was born.  The first time we hung out we each had one kid, and we nursed and chatted and actually had whole conversations.  This is one of the earlier pictures we took (in September 2006).

Two of the kids are in kindergarten this year, so we don't see them often, but today was spring break, so we all got together. 
Here are those 4 sweet big kids now...
It is absolutely crazy to see how much they have grown! 

In 5 years, though, we have all added kids. We're up to 14 plus 2 more on the way, bringing each of us to 4 kids. It is a LOT more chaotic now, and we barely have time to have an entire conversation, but we still love to get together now when we have the chance!  The girls have been a blessing to me, their kids a blessing to mine!