We have the Best Friends!

One of the biggest blessings of living here has been our great friends!  And, it's been so wonderful that many of them are having kids, too, and so Jovie has some really fun friends.  As they are growing up together, they really are becoming friends, rather than babies we just plop next to each other and call friends.  They get excited to see each other, they know each other's names, and Jovie likes to give her friends lots of hugs.

Here are some pictures over the past month or so of some of the cute moments together.

November 17 - Pyke's 1st birthday party

Pilgrim hats

 November 18 - At church

 I know these are a little blurry, but they are so sweet, I couldn't resist!  Jovie adores Madeline, and one day after church, we looked over and Madeline was leading her around by the hand.  So cute!  They all love to play together after church, and it's so fun to watch them grow up together.

December 2 - at the playground in Del Ray

 Sometimes we go out to lunch after church together.  Now they are big enough to play in the park after lunch.  These are some of my favorite pics of Peyton, Jovie and Ruth as they are all in tights with their pretty winter coats on.

 Really interesting, trying to get three toddlers to sit on a bench and not hop off!

 December 3- at the Botanical Gardens

 I had a day off work, and was able to join in some weekday outing fun!  We met at the Botanical Gardens to see the train exhibit for the holidays.  And while Jovie wasn't thrilled at all about being inside the gardens (I guess indoor plants are not nearly as fun as outdoor plants to her - they are scary), she loved playing with her friends!

 Jooohhh! (How Emerson says Jovie's name)

 Trying to corral them all for a picture - pretty difficult

They were melting down a bit pre-lunch



 Once we got outside to give them lunch, then they all sat still!

 So much cuteness on one picnic blanket!

We are so blessed to have all these friends!