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before you read about my fam...please, go and pray for this fam who has been sent home from the hospital with their 2 year old daughter, tuesday, to die with stage 4 cancer. i am aching over this...please, i beg you, pray for their peace and strength...

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company {or paige use to call them customers} is such a wonderful thing. we love having people in and around us. we're a very loud house with a lot going on, so there aren't many brave peeps who brave our house, but the "U" fam love us...and we love them! and that always means pizza...yummy!!

{this picture is in honor of my paige who says, "my mom will take pictures of anything. she takes pics of food we eat all the time"


karen is my fab friend...we have really grown in so many ways together over the last 12 years since we met. karen is the best person in the world to rely on for prayer or support or to listen. she can cry a waterfall just thinking about how much someone else is hurting. she's been and will continue to be sucha gift from god. {but she hates her pics, so look at those great hands....her 2 year old painted her nails!}

alex is the big girlie...17...and she's gorgeous and a god-centered teen who i just adore. but she's normal, so i did get the standard "back of the head" shot.

the kids play and play and play. ok, brooke chases nicolaus and tries to tackle him and nicolaus acts like a gentlemen and doesn't tackle her back. poor nicolaus spent a lot of time hiding in the bathroom from brooke.

the little girlie pies were making many, many joyfil noises...loud, joyful noises.

and i was able to nicolas a donut at 9pm! which in turn, caused a domion affect and all the kids had to have one...stinking kids always find out when i'm being sneaky!

jk and molly just love each other...they are like the bestest friends. when they are together, i think i see butterflies and rainbows! they hold hands and dance...

...and the cuteness factor is out of this world!!!
it's never too early to get a good friend.

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity" proverbs 17:17

Comments

Denise K. said…
Oh life is not complete without the blessing of a true friend!!! What beautiful children too and super photos!!! :-)
Megan said…
LOL So fun! Looks like your house is the place to be! =D
3 Bay B Chicks said…
Such a wonderful post. It clearly demonstrates a life filled with love and frienship.

You are a lucky and blessed woman. :)

-Francesca
Rebekah said…
True Friends Are Priceless. Great pictures
What kind of camera do you have? I am starting to look for a new one
Jen said…
you gotta love good friends. there is nothing like them in the world.
He & Me + 3 said…
Sounds like a fun time...loved all the pictures. Jk and molly are so cute!
Mandy said…
It is GREAT having friends like that! I love your last picture! Two beautiful girls, perfect shot!
CntryMomma said…
All great pics, as usual! That last one is a framer for her dresser, dontyathink?> ;o)

LORI
Unknown said…
It looks like you had a great time! there's nothing better than good friends, is there?
brionyskerjance said…
what a sweet time together! i love that last pic of the girls they are so adorable :)
Kimmy said…
These are great pics!!! And I can totally see where you would see butterflies and rainbows with those two cutie pies!! lol Too cute!
Kristin said…
You are lucky to have good friends around you.
Hccm said…
Happy people with yummy pizza!

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
~pen~ said…
How much fun was that! Enjoy those moments..I also had stopped by for Tuesday. Sad. Prayers with their family for sure.
Carrie said…
My heart goes out to the family of Tuesday!

What cute kids and how much fun to have such good friends!
Rune said…
Great pictures:) It`s good to have good friends.

Wib.
Rune said…
Great pictures:) It`s good to have good friends.

Wib.
Aunt Spicy said…
Love your pictures, they capture such a great feeling! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Jenni said…
What CUTE pictures!
Michelle said…
What a fun time everyone had!

The story on the other blog just breaks my heart - this family will be in my prayers.
CC said…
I love "customers". I mean, they did help pay for the pizza, right? ;)
lmt1073 said…
what cutie patooties the girls are!

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