Second Generation Best Friends

Growing up on Melrose would have been any childs dream. My best friend lived across the street and we did EVERYTHING I mean EVERYTHING together! Annie lived across the street from me and all summer long we would be found playing Barbie’s, dolls, gymnastics and anything else our little imaginations could think of. At night we would play night games until we got called in, but the first sign of light we were back together.  Annie and I are a week apart and always felt as if we were twins sent to two different families.  We always said that we would have our babies at the same time, and that we would HAVE to live just as close as we did growing up so our children could be as good as friends as we had once been.

Years have passed and though we don’t live across the street from each other we are still best friends. Tucker Annie’s son was born on May 27^th and Avery was born on June 26^th they are one month apart just as we had planned when we were I don’t know five! Even though we don’t get together as much as we wish, due to living across the country when we do get together it feels like we still live across the street.  With all this being said, I was so excited that Annie was in town and had invited Avery and I over for a play date.

The four of us went to lunch or better known as Avery and Tucker’s fist date!  At the restaurant both babies were so good; at one point Annie and I giggled because Avery and Tucker were babbling back and forth as if they had their own conversation going. After lunch we went back to Annie’s mom’s house and talked and talked and talked and talked. It felt like we had maybe been away from each other for a week, not years. Avery had a nap in Tuckers bed and then Tucker had a nap in the same bad, we joked that our babies had already shared a bed. Oh the scandal!

Tucker and Avery played so well together both babies shared all their toys, snacks and even Sippy cups got swapped a few times.

Annie is so cute she put up this castle tent Tucker loved it and Avery thought it was…ok. I kept telling Avery how lucky she was to have a boyfriend that built her a castle.

 Yes, This is the face that Avery was giving me. She refused to look at the camera.

I really hope that someday Annie and I’s dream comes true. Someday I hope that we can live on the same street and let our babies play together just as we had all those years ago.