perks

So one of the few perks of living far away from family is that you find people who become like family.  Part of our circle of friends are our neighborhood kids.  We have the kids over to play or we play in the street with them almost every day.

Today we had an impromptu round of street baseball that turned into a park run & McDonald's playland adventure.  All 10 of us (me, Dan & 8 kids) piled into our two 15 year old cars & made our way to the park - happily crammed together.  

Years ago, I dreamed of having a house full of kids to love . . . and now I've got it.  And I get to share it with my best friend.  It makes my heart so very glad.