camdenton, mo

nick and i had the delightful privilege of visiting laura, matt & the girls this weekend! i was so really excited to see laura again. it's been a good long while.
it's nice to know that some friendships stand the test of time and are just as fun even when there are years between visits.

laura especially loves this group shot. looks like she needs to put those shades back on.

it was an amazing day -- bright sun, not too hot, beautiful greens and blues all around... the boys all headed over to the infamous rope swing (might seem familiar to you frequenters of laura's blog). there were some painful landings involved, but they didn't seem to mind.

haley & ana were especially fun to watch -- ana's just the squishiest baby ever! her chub is the cutest thing in the whole world. and haley is very very fast when she runs. i don't think i've ever seen a faster little girl in all my days. in this noodle picture she was singing a little ditty to herself as she walked back and forth, bobbing along.

one of my favorite things about the visit was watching laura & matt as they interacted with their kids. they're natural parents.
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with camdenton just 2 hours away, hopefully there will be many more visits to come. at least for the next year -- then it's off to mexico with them! they're hoping to be dorm parents in chihuahua with the mission. laura has quite a bit of experience with that whole scene, having lived in a dorm most of her formative years. matt was a d.a.r.e. officer and worked with youth for quite a while before joining new tribes. they both have very sincere hearts for kids and are going to be great dorm parents.