Bummer

In my last post I wrote about Ryan and Sharaya going to Leavenworth for their anniversary.

Half way over the pass, this happened:

They had to cancel their reservations and use the money to have their car towed home. Definitely not the anniversary they were hoping for!

That night they borrowed our car and went out to dinner. We kept Allie overnight anyway and Diana graciously slept on the livingroom floor with her.

I'd put a blanket on her and she'd toss it off. She eventually just curled up on it. It was fun having her sleep over! She did great being away from mom and dad until about 8:00 the next night. Sharaya had been here but then needed to go get Ryan. After she left, Allie crawled up into Diana's lap and burst into tears, "I want my mommy!!" Broke our hearts!

But we told her that mommy was coming back and that Allie would go home and be sleeping in her own bed! She got down and smiled a little but you could tell she'd had enough of our house and was ready to go home!

Her Peanut

We moved to Washington State when Beth was 4 years old. She slept in a new bedroom, ate dinner in an unfamiliar kitchen and went to a brand new school. As moms, I think we're always concerned about our kids making friends at school. Let alone at a new school 1200 miles from the old one.

Beth was adored at her preschool in San Diego. Everyone loved her. But I was still nervous about this new school. (I was nervous about the entire move! I knew it was the right thing for our family, but sometimes I felt like I wanted to throw up!)

So I was overjoyed when Miranda came into our lives. Her and Beth became good friends and they called each other Peanut. Miranda's mom Debra and I have no idea where that name came from but they scream it across parkinglots as they run into each others arms! They've had sleep overs, attended birthday parties together, even played on the same Special Olympic Bowling teams.

They live about 40 minutes from us so the girls don't get to see each other as often as they used to. We saw Miranda last Saturday at the bowling alley. Special Olympics training has started again. Miranda came up to the counter and sat down at a chair not far from us. Her and Beth leaned forward, smiled and waved at each other. What??!? Are they 'too mature' now to act like crazy kids?

Once bowling started, they loosened up and began high fiving when one would get a strike. They even danced a little when a good song would come on over the loud speaker. And boy can those kids dance!! :)

It may be hard to see them in this picture:

They're not looking at the camera. :)