Friends and our babies!

Working at Texas Water Resources Institute for 6 years after college was really a wonderful work and social experience. Dr. Harris and Dr. Jones, our bosses, hired people to be a part of a team. They hired people that fit like puzzle pieces to the group. Although we can all laugh about a couple of their hires that didn't work out, it became the perfect group of people to not only do amazing things for TWRI, but to end up as lifelong friends. Although lots of us have moved on from TWRI to other jobs or to be stay at home moms, we were very privileged to work with one another.

The other really fun thing about this group of people is that most of us started working at TWRI during or after college and then got engaged, got married, and had kids while working there. We have thrown one another lots of showers and been to lots of weddings. So, it is very rewarding to now, years later, still be friends and get our little kids together to play. Three of my girlfriends are stay at home moms who still live here in town that I met while we worked at TWRI. We get together throughout the year to play, but also to get some adult time in too! It is so nice to get even an hour or two a week with them to talk about one another's lives, talk each other through tougher times, laugh at one another's parenting adventures and better yet, I always take away good "parenting" skills from them. I look up to all of my mommy friends and really love getting together with Meghan, Megan and Cecilia. Below is the sweetest picture of our kids and us mamas at the splash pad just this week!

 Nathan (16 months), Atticus (3), Grace (17 months), Cole (5), Isabel (4), Lane (3), Lizzie (6), Evelyn (5), Luke (6 1/2 months) and Josie (7).

Me, Megan, Meghan and Cecilia