Tuesday, August 23, 2011

A Friend-ly Summer BBQ

We had a GREAT time at the playground with our friends and neighbors! We always spend time with them, but this time we thought it would be fun to actually have dinner together out at the playground and BBQ some hamburgers and hot dogs on the Stoddard's balcony. It was such a fun night! Annabelle and Stockton loved playing with their friends, and when the babies got tired, all we had to do was go plug in our monitors and set them out on our balconies--let the party continue! Haha  :) If you look at the picture on the bottom left, there are actually 8 little kids in there! Lily, Briggs, Carly, Will, Annabelle, Addyson, Ashley and Mercedes! And we were actually missing 2 in that picture (Brayden and Emma). The kids were having a ball together in that windowsill!
Annabelle also LOVES playing with her friend Brayden (top and bottom right)! They are so similar it's nuts, and so cute. They miss each other when one of them goes away--"Brayden you were gone forever!"; they yell/talk to each other from each other's balconies during the day; Annabelle always wants to show Brayden when she gets something new; they play Ariel and Rapunzel together (Brayden has been known to defend Annabelle using a sword and shield); Brayden is the ONLY boy who can convince Annabelle to wear Iron Man attire--even the mask-- and play "bad guys";  Brayden likes dressing up just as much as she does; they love riding bikes together; they have dreams about each other; they tell Michelle and I that they are boyfriend/girlfriend, then get mad when we object, and they always sit by each other in primary and constantly make each other laugh and act silly! I love these two little kids...if only they could be betrothed right?!  :)
Fun for Stockton!
So excited to watch Stockton, Briggs, Ashley and Addyson (not pictured) run around the playground together next summer!
Annabelle is with one of her best friends, Mercedes, playing on the slide. Lily and Mercedes live right beneath us and we see/talk to them all the time. Each time I get off the phone with Season, Annabelle asks "Is she going to send up the girls?" :)
LOVE this face!

Thanks for the fun night everyone! I'm sure we'll be doing it again very soon.

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