love your neighbor as yourself

We love our home here in Maineville, however, our plans had been to pack up and move to a place where we actually had neighbors that we could share life with and our kids could hang out with. Well, things have changed and changed fast. First of all, Brian and Roxanne and their son Avery moved in. They are great and we have enjoyed the last year together. Talk about people who can landscape and grow tomatoes, WOW! They have been such a positive addition to our street and to our lives.

Then in June Brian and Jennifer (yes, you read right) along with their kids Savannah and Cade moved in across the street. There was an instant friendship formed. We have been so blessed to share life day in and day out. Jen R has someone to talk with, shop with, go walking with. I have someone to help out around the yard, someone to talk with and someone to "kick butt" with in cornhole (we make a really great team). Caleb is a different boy because of the time he has spent with the kids. He actually rides his big wheel now and I imagine will ride a bike soon. Lauren loves to be outside and even cries sometimes when Savannah doesn't get in the car and go with us. She is also always talking about Cade and Savannah. We were able to invite Savannah to VBS and she even got slimmed with me. Now they have been attending LCC for many weeks and we could not be happier.
God truly answered our prayers. We are so blessed. Thank you Lord for sending us such great friends. We could not even imagine living anywhere else.

On Tuesday of this week Jen, Caleb and I got the honor of taking Savannah to Kings Island. It was her first time to ever walk in the park. We had an amazing day. We all had fun. Savannah has become an extension of our family and it was a day full of memories for all of us. By the way, she is now known as the RACER QUEEN! Enjoy a few pics from the day...