Lunch date with the Livernois...

Today we met the Livernois family at the playground for a picnic lunch. Our kids have grown up together (they used to live across the street). We miss them being across the street...it seems so easy to be together.

Claire is a sport...she is the only girl in the group. Here she is pulling Josh and Cody in the wagon. When she finished she said, "Boy Josh is heavy...much heavier than Cody!" She's got that right!

Eli enjoyed exploring the grass while they played.

I don't know about you but I think we better keep our eye on Micaiah and Kyle...they're looking pretty mischievous in this picture!

Today reminded me of something from our read aloud time the other day. We have been enjoying stories from Old Mother West Wind by Thornton Burgess.

Striped Chipmunk overheard Old Mother West Wind say that she had seen the Best Thing in the World...so he decides it must be "heaps and heaps of nuts and acorns" and he is on his way. He meets many animals on the way and each has their own idea of what the "Best Thing" must be...when they come across Johnny Chuck he says, "Why I don't know of anything better than my own little home and the warm sunshine and the beautiful blue sky." All of the other animals continue on their way to find it. At the end of the day they are exhausted from all of their running and Old Mother West Wind asks them..."Did you find the Best Thing in the World?" and they reply "NO!" To which she replys..."Johnny Chuck has it..."

Play time with friends, sunny day, picnic lunch and bright blue sky...isn't that "the Best Thing in the World" for these boys?