Laura's been gone

My best friend Laura has been gone for a few weeks now visiting her friends and family. She will be gone for one more week, but at least her husband Ben was able to take some vacation time and join them for this last week. I have been "mourning" the loss of my friend being gone for so long, and my other friends have jokingly asked how I have been coping-so I figured I would show you ;)

Aiden has been missing Ally and James so much that we had to appease him by going to their house to swing on their swings.

I saw all their beautiful tomatoes growing in their garden, and I couldn't help myself...

I had to take some pictures of her gardening...it's one of the things I envy! Aiden really loved this plant and its big leaves :)

Her roses are just gorgeous!

Of course she would be able to take better pictures than I can...but I gave it a shot with my little camera I had with me!

I just decided to relax in the sun and take it all in :) Just being at her house makes me feel closer to her...haha :)

Obviously I'm joking! Of course I miss her :) But we've been keeping super busy that the time is really going by fast. I know the kids and I would have loved it if they were all here for Devin's party yesterday, but I know they're having fun, and we had lots of family and friends come to celebrate with us. And Ben told Micah that we should stop by the house and pick some tomatoes because they will just be bad by the time they get home. So I figured we'd stop by after church and pick some up so I can take them to the baby shower I'm going to today for our friend Rachel. I just thought it would be funny to show Laura how much we're enjoying her yard without them! haha :)
Oh-and by the way, Aiden did not ride the car-we just had him sit in it ;) And we picked up your papers from the driveway and put them in the back under the grill. Oh, and the chair I was sitting in-well the back cracked...I guess I have more weight to lose-lol :) And I'll be happy to replace it if you want! Miss you and can't wait to see you on Saturday!!