Friends

 I'm not quite sure what we would do without this family...  The Christensens have become our very close friends since moving to Arkansas last May.  There isn't a week that goes by that we don't have something going on with them.  Game nights, play dates, freezer meal group cooking, shopping, swimming, sledding, grocery shopping, girls nights out, sushi runs, girl talk, etc...  Michele has been so sweet to include me in her group of friends, listen while I talk her ear off, and let me hitch a ride with her to anywhere and everywhere.  (It stinks only having one car).

  It helps that we both have kiddos the same age/gender so they have all become the best of friends and when we get together they all just disappear off together to play.  Jace and Brady both love Minecraft, Star Wars, Legos, and X box video games.  Brooke and Brynlee play all sorts of imaginative games together.  One minute they are horses and the next cats, or doctors, or mommies, etc..  Kyle and Ty both loves Lightning Mcqueen and Mater from Disney's Cars.  I hate to think how we would get along if they ever up and moved ... or if we did.   We would miss them tremendously.  It's hard to be so far away from family... especially around holidays so this year I'm thankful for good friends; it makes being away from family just a little bit easier.
I had fun taking some last minute Christmas pictures for them in their living room.  They crack me up.