On Thursday I was able to meet up with some friends from my mission, Lindy and Jamie. Lindy lives just 25 minutes away, but Jamie was here all the way from Pennsylvania, so we were glad to get together with her.
We weren't sure where to go since we have 9 kids between the three of us. Jamie has three boys: Harrison, Zane, and Ewan (and she's pregnant with her 4th boy!). Lindy has three girls: Camden, Riley, and Sidney. Then there's me with 2 girls and 1 boy, so as Olivia put it, "I get three girls and Austin gets three boys to play with."
We met in Salt Lake and tried to find a McD's with a playland, but apparently they are scarce in that area (not like Happy Valley). We ended up going to Gateway and eating in the very loud, crowded, and busy food court. We almost had something resembling a conversation between all the chaos and kiddie meals. We did our best!
The boys warmed right up to each other. I guess the Transformers helped to break the ice.
Luckily the planetarium is just around the corner, so we took the kids to see some fun exhibits and we were able to chat while they ran around. It wasn't too bad except for the elevator- it was HUGE- and the kids (ok, I think my girls started it) all started squealing with excitement and it got a little crazy. Lindy's sweet, quiet girls were looking with wide eyes at my crazy ones!
It was great to catch up with old friends. Thankfully, all three of us have blogs so we can keep up with each other's lives for the most part. It's amazing to me that it's already been 10 years since I got back from my mission (yes, I am old!) These girls look just the same to me- they are so cute. I love that we share a lot of things in common, one of them being running, so we talked a little about training and they gave me advice about doing a marathon and were really supportive.
As we loaded our kids in the car, the girls were playing on the grass with their Pet Shops and chatting away. So sad that they were all warmed up to each other and it was time to go!
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you are not old enough to have 3 kids and be home from your mission! How fun that you got to have a play-date with your friends from the 'mish'...and don't you love how easily children make friends.
How nice that the 3 of you were able to get together while Jamie is here visiting. It's crazy that you've been back from your mission for 10 years, but then again Landon was a baby when you returned and now he's huge! Time flies.
So fun you were able to get together.
I'm so glad we were able to get together (and have a conversation over all the squealing and playing :)) We need to do it more often especially now that the girls are friends--but we'll have to dig through all the barbies to find some "boy" stuff for Austin. Cute pictures!
How fun! I'm glad you guys had a good time. Thank heavens for Happy Meals and their toys!
your haircut is super cute
It's so crazy it's already been 10 years. It's nice you were able to get together and have an enjoyable time. It frustrating to see the kids finally warming up just in time to leave. Hopefully you can do it again soon with Lindy.
It sounds like you had a great time. I love it when you are able to reconnect with friends you don't get to see that often.
How FUN! I'd love to meet up with some old mission comps and friends. Most of them don't even live in this country.
It's always that way with kids - just as they warm up and start having so much fun it's time to go.
Mya tends to really warm up to other kids right before it is time to leave too! So fun for you guys to still be in touch and get together will all your kids.
How nice to get together with good friends...It looks and sounds like a great day!
PS-I love the picture of the kids all together! Oh, and I also love your new hair!
you got to be kidding it is already 10 years? wow....time does fly....i guess we are officially adults...huh... How fun to get togheter with your friends and reminisen about your mission. I am sure that is one of the most awesome success you have. Well, 9 kids is no easy task the picture of the moon is cool! or mars, I should say with all the kids.! Congratulations
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