Old and New Friends

We have just returned from a big summer adventure.  Mommy, Clara Shei, our dog Katy and I went on a road trip to South Lake Tahoe to meet up with friends.  Mommy has known these 3 other women for most of her life.  They were childhood friends, high school pals, college roommates, adult support systems and cheerleaders.  Now, they are all grown up and everyone has kids.  So, now all us kids have new friends.  Logan and Emerson are Sharla and Bradi's oldest boys and they have been friends for years.  Flannery is Emerson younger sister and they are Bradi's kids and live in Portland.  Clara Shei and I had already met them at the New Year when we went to visit them for a few days in Portland.  I've been enamoured with Emerson since then.  And...the love affair continues....I think he is just soooo cool.  Luckily, even though Emerson is a lot older he is such a good kid that he works hard to include me even when I am at my most irritating 3 year old self.  Flannie works hard with all the kids and is especially great with the younger kids (Clara Shei and Charlie).  Charlie is the youngest of the pack....she is Timber's only little one and though I didn't spend much time with her mommy tells me she is sassy and independent while still being a really well behaved easy baby.  Timber got lucky...in fact so did Bradi.  Mommy remembers both of these women as girls...they gave their moms a run for their money...how did they get such easy peasy great kidos??  Lastly was my counterpart...Cayden.  Cayden is Sharla's youngest son and he is ALMOST as crazy as me.  I guess there is something about 3 year old little boys....we are a special breed. 

In Tahoe we rented a house for all of us to share...if you lost count that is 4 women over powered by 7 children (and two dogs....Emerson and Flannery's dog Dobbler and our Katy) all in one house.  It was complete pandemonium from the moment we all arrived.

We spent our days hanging out around the cabin, playing games, doing crafts and driving our mom's nuts.  We also spent time on adventures to the lake and on swamp hikes.  My favorite thing to tell people about is our mosquito hike. "We went to see the mosquitoes....and we walked and walked through the mosquitoes and they bit the boy, and then we saw the fish, and then we got back on the mosquito road and we walked and walked and finally we got to the parking lot and you should never go there".  I know....I'm really talking it up huh?  Aren't you just dying to go there??? 

The beach was my FAVORITE part of the event.  I can easily get myself into trouble in small spaces (read....anywhere around the house), but the beach where there is little that I can destroy, is my place.  (of course I still managed to throw a ball into the water which poor Logan had to go and retrieve).  I loved the cool water and the sand. 

Despite all my shenanigans, I loved every second of my time and I loved every single person there.  I'm so glad that mommy has friends like this in her life and I hope that someday I will have this too.  Who knows...maybe all us kids will be life long friends ourselves! 

Where are we going next year guys?  I promise not to drop all the beads on the deck next year ok?