A Special Weekend

We had a fun week and weekend with our sweet friends, The Fredericks.  We tried to get in as much time together  before they leave for Dallas, TX this week.   I am just so super sad! We have become such good friends and so have our girls (who are only 3 months apart).  Becca is also pregnant again with her 2nd little girl, Bailey due in September.  Maggie and Bailey would of been the best of friends too and I hate that the girls won't get to play together or grow up together.  (insert big fat puppy dog tears)  So, Tuesday we took the girls to the zoo and THursday we met at the mall for lunch and let the girls ride the train.

Becca was that God sent friend that I prayed for when I was pregnant with Burkleigh and was staying home for that year.  I prayed that God would send me a special friend that I could relate motherhood with and someone who would be a good friend and playmate for B.  Becca was the answer.  We met on day at school on the playground when she was substitute teaching at my school.  We were both pregnant with our girls.  We just chatted on the playground that day and just made a connection.  Then, we ran into her and her husband one night out to dinner when we were still pregnant and just chatted again.  After that, we connected on facebook and after our girls were born we became the best of buds

Our girls took a kinder music class together when B was about 6 months old.  They had the best time together and that started the beginning of a friendship with our girls.  After that, we would meet up for playdates and lunch dates and shopping trips and it was so nice to have someone in the same stage of life as I was.  Someone to talk about feedings, and sleeping, and food and all those mothering things you are experiencing for the first time together.  Here's a few pics of the girls when they were little.

Now, almost 2 years later Becca and Kyle are leaving for Dallas and they probably won't ever be back.  Which makes it even harder.  =(   So, Friday night we had a couples out dinner to Five.  It was yummy!   My parents kept the girls and I hate to say it but that was our first night out since Maggie was born.  Time just flies!  Saturday afternoon I took B over to say good bye to Lily since the girls didn't see each other on Friday and they were so sweet hugging each other.  I'm glad they don't really understand what is going on.  Becca and I said our final goodbyes and I left sobbing in the car.  Goodbyes are just not easy!  Thank goodness for technology and we have said we will facetime, skype and we already heytell all the time.  (LOVE heytell) But, it won't be the same.  Knowing I won't get to see those sweet faces for awhile breaks my heart but I am so thankful that God put Becca in my life.  She is such a special friend and I know the miles apart won't keep us from being friends.  Thanks for all the wonderful memories!

Until we hug again... we love you all very much!