Phoenix Project: Day 55

Today the kids had the day off school and (because my schedule is so flexible) I was able to stay home and spend the day with them. We went to the park with friends and had a delicious dinner together. It's funny because they have 3 kids: a 12 (almost 13) year old daughter, a 9 (almost 10) year old son and an 10 month old. KC gets along really well with Kat -- one day, KC told me that when Kat comes to babysit that they just hang out like "normal" friends...and talk about how much their parents yell at them and NEVER yell at their younger brothers. Lukas really likes Mike and Mike does his best to take care of Lukas. During dinner Mike was advocating for Lukas, "If Lukas eats 5 more big bites, can he still have brownies?" It was really amazing to see these kids interact together; it's like they've always been friends.

I'm really grateful to have the support of good friends...not just for myself but for my kids. Our family has been blessed with good friends and it makes life so much easier!