Meeting Emily and Barrett

So now sure if you've heard me mention anything about Jack's birth board before or not. But when I was pregnant with Jack I joined Pregnancy Weekly which is an online forum for women who are pregnant. It connects people due in the same month so they can offer support and commiserate being pregnant with people going through the same things.

I've had the good fortune of meeting and getting to know many great ladies from that May 08 board and even had the wonderful opportunities to get to meet many of them in life. Krystal, Melissa, Shannon, Stephanie, Bethanne, Mickey and Amy are all girls I've met and grown close to over the three years since joining "the board".

Stephanie having grown up in Indiana and living in Illinois is probably the one I see the most often. The last time we met up, we had a chance to meet another girl from the board who has relatives in Anderson. So we made plans to meet Emily and her son Barrett at the mall, have dinner and hang out. It was a great time! Jack and Barrett hit it off really well with their common love for all things Thomas. Emily is one hip toy packer so Barrett was well equipped to keep the kids entertained during dinner. It's always nice getting to meet the person on the other side of the computer. I hope that Emily and I can continue to get to know one another better and have similar meet ups in the future.

Emily and Barrett...who is all sweaty from running around before dinner

Sami loved her dinner so much, she licked the plate clean!

Addi really enjoyed helping feed baby Graham (6 weeks old!)

Jack discussing trains with Barrett...he looks thrilled huh?

What could be cuter?