Back to the River

that's right... This weekend, we're headed back to the Delaware River! Our good friends (I was their RD and they were RAs at RIC - their families were the only two good things I took from working at RIC, really!) live right on the river in Pennsylvania. Its a six hour drive from here, so we're hoping Maddie is as great this time as she was last time. We have the DVD player and a few DVDs for her to watch all set and we'll pack a bunch of books for the trip.

I'm so excited to see Kate and Brett (and hopefully Kate's sister Melissa and Eric - although that hasn't been confirmed!) They just are the most wonderful people, always so positive, such strong Christians, but not "holy rollers" about it! They have a way of showing God's love to you, just by their presence! I just love them! We have so much fun together and I can't wait to be around their positivity!! The girls (Kate and Melissa) have such an appreciation and love for life that it makes you want to see everything they see, experience the experiences they have, and know the fun they know! Kate is a great photographer, she captures moments that you don't even realize are wonderful moments until you see the picture! And she's always taking pictures!! I love it! (Especially because I forget to take the pictures all the time!)
And, the best news of all is that they just found out that they're pregnant!! SO exciting. The amazing life that little baby is about to enter into is simply awesome!! That child will have such loving and incredible parents, and then the grandparents and aunts/uncles will complete the perfect Christian life for this little being! I love knowing that they will get to experience the whole pregnancy/delivery/birth/growth of a child. Its so exciting and was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had with Ryan and just knowing that they get to experience that together too, is so great!

So, there should be many pictures to follow in the next posting.

Speaking of babies... I'm sure I have posted that my best friend Amber is pregnant... well, did I also mention that most of my closest friends along this journey of life have either just had their baby or are pregnant too? It's true. Amber has been my best friend from age 7 until now. In between there, I've had best friends along the way as well... from 1st grade to 8th grade, Tatum was my bestie. She's now pregnant. From 9th grade until college, Stephanie was my bestie. She's pregnant too. From college and still, Tricia has been my bestie, she just had Grayson on September 14th. Its no wonder I keep dreaming that I am pregnant!!

I'm so excited though, because I haven't seen Amber in at least three years and she's coming home in two weeks for a baby shower! She doesn't even know Maddie yet, and that is so weird to me. She's seen all the pictures, Maddie has seen pictures of her, but I'm bringing her to the shower so she can finally meet her!! So exciting. Its a busy yet fun month, October!!