Playing with friends

This afternoon, Elizabeth walked around the block with me to her little friend's house. This friend is about a year older than Elizabeth, and the two girls have loved each other from the first time they met. It's so cute to watch them run up and hug each other everytime we meet while walking around the block. But, today was a momentous occasion, because we went to ask if the little girl could come to our house and play. Not babysitting, not because their parents needed a break or wanted to spend time together, but because the 2 girls simply wanted to play together as friends. Sigh...our little girl is really growing up...

The girls had a great time together. They jumped in the leaves in the front yard (no, it's not really Autumn here - we just have a tree that likes to jump the gun every year), played out back on the swingset and in the sandbox, and played inside with all of Elizabeth's toys. It was very sweet to see them playing together. I'm sure it will be the first of many, many times! And, we're really glad about that, because this little girl is about the sweetest girl we've ever met.