BeSt FrIeNdS Pt. 2

A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. ~Donna Roberts

There's nothing like a best friend. Nothing. And when your best friend lives two and a half hours away, time spent with them is priceless. I had the privilege of hosting my best friend, H, and her son, J,  last week for two days. When we started planning the visit, I let Koko Bean in on the planning. Everyday on the way to daycare, she kept asking, "when is J coming?" Each day, I would count down with her. I asked her what she planned on doing and she said, "um we're going to play with my dolls in my playroom." 

H and J arrived on Thursday morning. Koko Bean and J greeted and acted like they had never been separated. I was surprised at how fast J had grown. Koko Bean is three and a half months older than J, but J had almost caught up to her in height. After the initial meet and greet, it was off to Deanna Rose Farmstead for some good old fashioned fun on the farm and what would a farm be without a huge barn with a slide coming out of it.

Koko Bean and J played on that slide for a good thirty minutes like it was the only reason we came to Deanna Rose. Koko Bean would go down the slide and wait for J to come down to catch him even though he was perfectly capable of sliding down himself. Once, we waited for J to come down and five minutes later, we realized he had taken a spill down the stairs. I soon learned this wouldn't be his first. As each Mommy took turns posting up in the barn and at the end of the slide, snapping picture after picture, the kids were running, sliding and having a blast. J even showed us how he is all boy by slidng head first down the slide.

We ended the day with a trip to Target for some shopping since my best friend H, will be starting her job as the newest first grade teacher at our old elementary school. The kids were actually pretty well-behaved despite it being well past J's bedtime and they had no naps.

The next day, we went to The Legend's Shopping Center to continue our search for teacher clothes and good bargains. We took the munchkins to Dave and Busters for lunch. They shared french fries, chicken and cheeseburgers. H and I got to catch up on hometown gossip, wedding talk, and kid stories.

After D&B, we went home to rest up and promised the kids we'd take them to the nearby park to play after dinner. Meanwhile J had been using the potty the entire time he was here. This interested Koko Bean more than she was in the whole potty training business. Before, we would put panties on her and she would have accidents or we would put Pull-Ups on her and she would just potty in them like she does a diaper. This time she was on board to pee pee in the potty thanks to J. So far, we are going strong. She has been pottying in her potty chair since the visit. Thanks J!!

After two whole days with J and H here, I was sad to see them go. Koko Bean didn't want J to leave and still asks to see him again. I wish it was sooner rather than later, but it just makes our time together that much more special. We are definitely going to have to plan more playdates like this, for Koko Bean and J, and for H and me. Hopefully next time, J's comic character shirt wearing clown of a dad can come too. He an Koko Bean's daddy always end up wearing the same outfits when they get together. H and I sure know how to pick 'em.

I am blessed to have found H in Kindergarten. We have been through everything together and as cheesy as it sounds, she's been my rock throughout it all. I wouldn't be who I am today without her. I'm glad we now get to continue our friendship through our beautiful children.

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown