Before we say good bye :(

One day this summer we got to have our friends over before they moved far far away :( the kids had such fun blowing up pool toys and playing in the back yard. Casey and Tyler have been going to school with Ali and Claire for the past 5 and 3 years, sometimes in the same class and some times not, but we have been friends with their family and we were so sad to hear the news that they would be moving East. Their mom Joleen is a great friend of mine and I have missed her since they left. We got to be great friends in the past couple of years and I wish we had gotten to be friends sooner than that. She is an amazing woman and I admire her greatly. She is such a great example to me of love and unconditional friendship. If I can follow her example she taught me to stand up and say whats right when it needs to be said. Even though she is moved I hope to still keep in tough with her. Its hard for me to put into words how great of person she is and the impact she had on my life so i'll leave it at that...as inadequate as that is. This picture was taken back in June, but I am finally getting around to posting it in Aug. They have been gone for about 2 weeks. We love you guys!