Hanging out at Mandy’s house

Every week we get together with my friends Mandy and Nikki. We usually just hang out at one of our homes. Gavin and Carissa, the oldest of the two, were a bit bummed this year to have to miss out on all the fun. Here are some pictures of the kids just having having a good time at Mandy’s house. She has the perfect layout because her house backs up to woods and they have a large wooden swingset right next to them at the end of a cul-de-sac. The kids can freely ride bike up and down without any traffic to worry about. Micah and Joey are the youngest and typically give us a good laugh when they are together. They usually just size each other up for a while silently and then slowly start interacting without too much talking. It might be just sitting by one another to eat and smiling, like in this photo, or it might be kicking a ball and then smiling, which usually ends up into a fight over it. They both love “The Hulk” and tend to get upset about who gets that toy. It’s so fun though.
The move we will be making in August will be very difficult because of weekly routines and friends like these! I’m still trying to figure out how we will leave friends that have become family. I’m not sure what my kids will do without them and what I will do without their moms!