"This is the life!"

Brent and I got a hair up our butts on Thursday night to go to Richmond, "Furginia" (as he pronounces it) for Ellie's 5th birthday! We were there only a couple days but we had an absolute blast and the kids were great! Lauren and I dorked around on Friday to get ready for the party. We just goofed off while the boys watched the kids and it was great! We hung out and had pizza for dinner and just sat in their backyard and watched the kids play together. At one point, Sydney (their 9 year old daughter) said, "This is the life!", and it really was! Later on in the night, Brent admitted that he was thinking the exact same thing the moment she said that! So cute. Saturday was the party and Ellie had an awesome day! It was so good to see someone who goes back to the preschool days with me. We have roots that no one else (besides our mothers) would understand. I was nostalgic on the way home today and stopped by the very first house I ever lived in and it pulled on my heartstrings... It was a great weekend!