So Thankful...

We hung out with our great friends, The Frost family last Saturday night.  Let me just say, they are some of the very best friends that we have... we may only see them once every three months or so, but it is almost like we see them weekly when we get together.  There are tons of laughter, tons of smiles and tons of hugs.  Those tight hugs that you can just relax in and feel the love.  Brandy and Stephen live in Tuscaloosa.  They have two children - Lucas (4), Abby (15).  When I moved to Tuscaloosa, Mark introduced me to Stephen and Brandy.  Stephen was one of his sisters very best friends.  I was thankful to know two people that I could call if there was an emergency.  Little did I know that they would become some of our very best  life long friends.  We shared so many special times - tailgating at Alabama football games, going to the games, lunches, career developing, baby showers, wedding, new mommy questions, accepting that our children were not sleepers and we continue to share special times.  Our boys are growing up together and I'm deeply thankful that Stephen and Brandy share the same values and beliefs that we do.  Our priorities are the same as their priorities - they make me feel normal!  I'm deeply thankful for the little boy they are raising... Parker is at that age where he plays alongside other kids, but not with kids.  Last Saturday night, he played with Lucas - and our hearts were warmed like a toasty fire in the winter. Lucas is living by example and exemplifying the love, openness and joy that define his mommy & daddy.  We don't see Abby as much as we would like - she is a teenager and doesn't hang with the old crowd too much... but she is the same as Lucas - full of love and happiness.  Even when we don't see her, I drill Brandy and Stephen on what is going on in her life.  She is a great kid with a strong head on her shoulders.  Here are pictures of our boys having fun... yes, they got to jump on the couch, yes they stayed up past their bedtime, yes, my child popped Brandy's bra strap, yes they were kids - just what they are suppose to be... and it makes me so thankful that my little boy will grow up with another kind hearted little boy that knows the importance of friends and hugs and laughter.

Another thing we are thankful for is that the Frost family provides us hand-me-downs.  I can't say how much I love hand-me-downs!  They save me money, but they are also pieces of clothing that mean something to someone else... and that someone else trusted me to put my baby in them too.  Parker has worn Lucas's clothes and Lucas's cousin's clothing since he was born.  He has also played with many of Lucas's toys.  We sent back six totes last Saturday night and took in two.  I cannot wait until winter, because there are two totes of precious clothes that will keep him warm and snug.  Specifically a two blue pea coats - one for church and one for school, a Christmas outfit and a Thanksgiving outfit.

Really... we are more than thankful for our sweet friends, The Frost family.  How did we ever get so lucky??? It was a God thing - He had it orchestrated so beautifully... and I'm not sure if we were even lucky - blessed is more like it.

Thank you Frost family!  We love y'all!