Swim Dates & Dinner Dates

Ella Ann and I love hanging out with our friends (Spencer too)!! If there is an excuse to invite them over, we will! Since we have been taking Ella Ann to our pool quite often I invited Megan and Luke to come over this past Saturday since both our husbands were working all day. The kids had a blast at the pool and Megan and I enjoyed catching up while they played.

Last night Kane, Jana, and Mara Kate came over for dinner. We had spaghetti and meatballs, a salad, bread, and an Oreo peanut butter dessert. Ella Ann was SO excited that the whole Barker family was coming over to eat with us, even though the only person she speaks to is Mara Kate! The girls played and played and played while we finished our meal and chatted at the table. If only you could of seen Ella Ann and Mara Kate running like mad around our home while they screamed at the top of their lungs! They both got so worked up that they started speaking gibberish! The only way we could stand it was if the four of us just talked louder over them! We had such a good time with them!


God has blessed us richly with such wonderful people we are able to call good friends, even family, here in Atlanta. The day we leave, or if some our friends happen to leave before us, will be a sad one. Right now, though, all we can do is enjoy what time we have together!

Fun in the sun!

Getting ready to chow down!

Checking out the height difference between Ella Ann and Mara Kate...it's not too much. People always assume that Ella Ann is 3 because of her height. When she went for her two-year check up this past November, the pediatrician estimated her height to be between 5'8" and 5'9". It's hard to believe that one day I will have to tilt my head way up to look my daughter in the eyes! I better cuddle with her a ton while she is still so tiny and will let me!