Isabella....

Sunday was a beautiful spring day so we took the kids on a stroll around the block. As we got outside there was a little girl named Isabella(who is 4) and the kids started talking to her. Wouldn't you know that as soon as we are leaving we get a cute little neighbor girl that the kids can play with. Anyways, We said goodbye and left for our walk. When we got back she was asking if they could play. We nicely told her that Sunday was our family day and that the kids needed to eat dinner and were soon going to be going to bed. So the next day that is all the kids talked about. Asking me constantly if they could go over and play with Isabella. I let them ring the door bell as I wanted to meet them as well but they weren't home. I told the kids we would make cookies and bring them over the next day but again no one was there. Well as soon as Eric got home tonight, we ate dinner and took the kids to the park. There was a mom and daughter sitting at a picnic table a little ways from us. Avery told me she wanted to go talk to them and see if the little girl wanted to play with her. She said,"mom, it's Isabella" I told her it wasn't but that she could go over and talk to them....to my dismay it actually was the infamous Isabells...how could I ever doubt my daughter;). Avery went over there and talked her and her mom and then they were all off playing. The kids were so excited that they found Isabella. Thomas kept saying,"we rang your door bell and you weren't home." We introduced ourselves to Isabellas mom(who is super nice) and found out they were recently divorced and Isabella is at her Dad's house 2 days a week. She is a cute little girl and the kids are so excited to have a little friend nearby. My kids LOVE making new friends and do so very easily. Avery is not shy at all(which surprises me sometimes) and will walk up to kids all the time and they are off playing. She reminds me a lot of how I was as a kid. I think she is going to be very social like I was. I sometimes go to a mall here in Madison where there is a big play area and always kids to play with. I just love to watch the kids interact with other kids. It cracks me up. As soon as we arrive they have someone picked out to play with. Most of the time they all play together with a group of kids they have pulled together but there are times when Avery finds a girl to play with by herself and Thomas has found a little boy to play with. He cracks me up because he just calls them friend so he'll yell,"friend come get me over here," It is fun watching them grow up and see their personalities develop even more. I am glad they now have a new little friend next door to play in the pool and sandbox this summer until we leave. I am definitely going to have to make sure they don't knock on her door ever time they go outside. Bring on Summer!! I am enjoying the warmer weather and most likely made my last batch of soup the other night until winter appears again(let's not go there). I had to make Avery favorite "apple soup" to end our soup days. Oh you should have seen her face when I told her that is what we were having. It is an Indian soup that is actually my new favorite too. I may have to make it one more time though...after all, it is suppose to rain all weekend:0