This past weekend I took Madeleine and Matthias to Memphis to visit our good friends Brooke and Chad and their two sweet kids. They used to be our neighbors but moved last year to be closer to family. Madeleine and their little girl, Parker, were the best of friends and I think their move was even harder on Madeleine than it was on me. We hopped on a plane for a quick three day trip and it was the best weekend - lots of catching up and laughter.

While we were gone, John and James had an epic boys weekend. They went hiking, played lots of football and ate "men" food (which is basically meat and potatoes with no green vegetables in sight and always ice cream for dessert). They had a blast.