Two Peas in a Pod

O and I got to spend some quality time with our good friends the Goodwins today. Their son Zach and O have been two peas in a pod since about the day they were born. Somehow summer schedules proved even busier than school-year schedules, and we hadn't seen them since Spring.... gasp!!! But these two picked up right where they'd left off, filling their afternoon with Legos, baseball cards, pretending and generally enjoying each others' company. Mere & I got to talk the afternoon away while playing with Elena... what a treat! Ryan even got home a little early from work, so I got to see him, too. He's about the only person from high school I see with any regularity, and I'm particularly proud to say "I knew him when...." given that he's a hall of famer now. (Couldn't resist it, Ry!)

This evening we headed up to school for "Meet the Teacher" night. Mrs. Bryan is super nice, the trailer classroom is awesomely air-conditioned, and O is psyched for school to start on Thursday! I still can't believe how quickly our Summer of Fun has flown-by...