Make new friends, but keep the old . . .

Remember when I said I could be a better friend?  I have been out of touch with some of my old friends that live only an hour away from me.  I moved away from them 5 years ago and moved to Bolivar (where I moved in next to Kendra) and then we moved to Hannibal a year later.  This last Tuesday, I went to visit them. 

First off is Pam:

Pam, I hope you like this photo.  ;)  Pam had to leave early so she didn't get to be in the group photos but here is an old photo of Pam and I at a slumber party.  That was a fun night.  I miss the other girls in the photo too, so if they read this, "I would love to see you gals!!!" 

Next we have Barb:

Barb and I met at a Women of Today meeting and found out we only lived a couple of blocks from each other.

My old neighbor and friend, Rona:

Rona is the tiniest little thing and she has FOUR kids:

And then we have Jill, the first person to befriend me after we moved there.  We met at storytime in the library.  cute.

 

An old group shot:

New shot:

One for the blog:

Old photo of our children:

New photo of our children:

The girls were all getting ready to go to dance lessons, so they had to eat in a hurry and leave.

W, T, and M (I am using initials).

T and M.

An old photo of T and M:

Cole with T:

Cole (just had to show this one):

And another of Cole with T (Barb's daughter).  Barb also has P, who is the tall blond 7 year old in the group photo:

One more:

Cole with M and T.

C and Cole.  They grew up together.  They had been in the rain before this photo was taken.  ;)  They are only 4 months apart in age.

I love this photo of them:

This is W, C's sister.  I didn't get any good photos of her, so I am going to use one her mom, Jill, sent me:

Here is W with Cole:

And another of them with their sippy cups in the hallway:

Her are some with all three of them:

Cole's old room:

I love this one:

And praying at VBS:

Some other random shots from the day:

Rona's 3 daughters (didn't get one of her son besides the group shot):

Love you girls!!!  I hope we can get together again SOON!!!  Thanks for a great day!

The boys:

One final one of the boys, riding off on their scooters:

Make new friends, but keep the old . . .

Comments

[kendra]

I can't believe all the photos you posted of the kids! How fun to see the changes.

Glad you had a good time Kristi!

[scrappysue]

you did so well to catch up with all of them. great post kristi with some great pics and memories. scary how they all grow up so fast, and yet all the mums still look so young and HOT!!!

[klutzymama]

Wow! Look at all those kids! You're friends really know how to multiply!

Those old pics of the kids were so cute - especially the VBS one.

I'm proud of you for getting together with them, I remember you saying you felt bad that you hadn't seen them.

[Melinda]

Looks like a fun time. Glad you were able to catch up with them.
I bet the old pictures were fun to look through.

[annette]

so sweet Kristi. I have been trying to reconnect with old friends too. I forget how much I miss them untill I am with them again. It was fun to see pictures of your LITTLE Cole, so darn CUTE. crazy how kids grow. somtimes I wish they would just stay little.

[amy]

I can't believe how much "M" looks like Rona!!! That is cool that you guys got together again. It is amazing how much kids grow in 5 years-wow!

[Cathy In Chicago]

Those of the kids and the changes that they have made over the past 5 years are amazing. Great job with reconnecting. Isn't it amazing how only an hour drive turns into 5 years.

[Kristi Smith]

I should clarify that I saw them around 2 years ago. I left that out. Thankgoodness it wasn't 5, that would have been really bad! ;)

Amy, I hadn't really thought about M looking that much like Rona before, but I can see it now.

Thia page takes forever to download!!!

[Janette]

What a fun post. Sometimes we just need to get in the car and drive and see those friends. Joan and I live almost two hours apart and we see each other often. We take turns with the driving. it's just something you gotta make time for. I'm glad you took the time and had so much fun. Isn't crazy how fast kids grow up? You can really see it in those pics. I love the last pic the best of the boys off on their scooters.

[Kristi Smith]

I know, it is crazy how they grow up.

I don't know why you can' t see the bottom of the scooters in that last photo though, they just disappeared into the pavement!

[candice]

Cute post....makes me want to go back and look at my kids and their cousins/friends when they were young.

[amy]

I saw over on Kims blog that you commented that you wanted a girl to take shopping for school supplies and read over your shoulder....I'll give you my 13 year old!!! She would definitely keep ya shopping for days on end :) she is bit sassy though so I'm not sure you'd want her long LOL

[donnapiranha]

That was fun. There you are again with your wild hair styles! Woo hoo.

I like the photo of the boys on the boat smiling. And also the one of the kids praying. CUTE!

[rona]

You're amazing, Kristi! Thanks for coming to see us and posting all the great pics and comments. Chris and I just about bawled like babies to see the changes a few years make. Great memories!

[Lynette van Barrelo]

Wow! Only an hour away and you've missed all of that growth and multiplication with the kids!

It's always great to catch up. It looks like you had a lot of fun!

[.tawnya.]

ok look at you getting all rockin' with the camera! you go girl! I love all the befores and afters! perfect post girlie!!!

[Ker]

your title threw me back into my youger days as a girl scout singing... "Make new friends, but keep the old... on is silver, but the others gold.."
Those are really great pictures. That is awesome that you have that bond with the girls. AND you all have such BEAUTIFUL children!