A Visit With An Old Friend

Today was a special treat!! One of my oldest friends from high school was home from Canada and was able to come up to Columbia. Kelly was the first person I met in Beaufort and we became fast friends. Unfortunately, we lost touch in college, but ended up rekindling our friendship before either of us were married. I'm so thankful we've been able to share so many exciting memories, most recently the birth of our children. Kelly is the mommy to 1-year-old Gracie and, having not seen her since she was only a few months old, I was glad to finally get to see her again. Having said that, the last time Kelly and I saw one another was when I was pregnant with Bowman...oh things have changed! We decided to meet at the Zoo; it's such a great place to take the kids for a fun and relaxing afternoon. Porter found a new friend at the zoo...one of the Koala bears was actually out of his tree and walked up to the wall to "say hello!"

Kelly was nice enough to take Porter on the carousel with she and Gracie, and I think she quickly discovered 2 is a lot different from 1! Porter loves the carousel, and would probably spend most of the afternoon there. Unfortunately, Gracie was not a fan...but, they stayed on the ride nonetheless. Way to be a trooper Gracie!!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that Bowman was there too...

One of Kelly's friends was in town from DC, so Sally and her daughter Quinn joined us as well. We attempted a nice picture, but it turned into Porter attempting to ride the carousel a THIRD time. Aren't you ready for #2 Kelly!?!?!

I was so glad Kelly and Gracie were able to come up to Columbia, even if it was only for a few hours. Hopefully we'll get together again soon...I'm still trying to convince my husband that we need to take a trip to Canada!