Friends, Swimming, Pizza and Good Times!

Hayden got to go hang out with Ethan and Scarlett on Friday after school. It was great fun for all of us. Hayden and Ethan had not seen each other much since baseball was over. They have seen each other a few times but not to just hang out and play. Hayden was over the moon about going. He told me on the way to the pool "Mom, you know what the best thing about my baseball this year was? That Ethan was on my team!!" I have to agree. It was so neat that they met and chose to be friends, not because they were going to the same school or because their mothers were friends and had them be together. They made the choice and I believe it is a great one.



Now, don't get me wrong along in this process, Harold and I both developed two new friendships. Jack and Michelle are amazing people and incredible parents. You don't have to be around their kids long to figure out what incredible parents they are!!


An extra bonus for me in all of this is that I also get to be around Scarlett. I think she is the neatest little girl. She just exudes personality and she is SO cute.



Isn't she absolutely adorable?




Watching all the kids was so much fun. They swam and they ate pizza. They all three played together so well.



For a while they were storm troopers in the water and around the pool.



Ethan is being a very brave storm trooper here! (What amazing imaginations these kids have)Then they were Water Ninjas. These Water Ninjas caught fish, made sure there were no bad guys around and they even ate jellyfish!!!!

These are our water ninjas hard at work.

A close up of our hard working water ninjas

I'm not sure but I think one of our water ninjas has taken up playing the banjo!One of the water ninjas resting and not doing his work!

What an amazing afternoon and evening for all of us (well maybe not Mr. Jack since he got caught at work and could not be there for while - we are counting on that not being the case next time).

Ethan just hanging out, relaxing and enjoying the afternoon in the pool

Poor Ethan, with Hayden around, there was no relaxing for long!

Now Michelle likes to say that Scarlett can pout, but I ask you have you seen a more pitiful pout in a swimming pool before....I think he runs Scarlett a close race!! HAThis picture sums up how Hayden felt about the afternoon though.....YEAAA.