"Our" Turn!!

Two weeks ago this past Friday, Landon & I missed out on meeting 2 of our blogging friends:(  Illness struck the Gomes household.......and WE had to cancel our special play date.  I cannot begin to tell you how envious I have been watching so many of our blogging friends meet IN PERSON!!  Our children have brought us all together, and the little gifts that they are, gave us moms (and dads too) a priceless gift.........NEW FRIENDSHIPS!!  I still like to think of my blogging buddies as my EXTENDED FAMILY!!  And I LOVE watching our family grow!!

Well, I am quite happy to say that we were successful on "locking all the doors & windows"and keeping all those pesky little germs away.  That's right folks, TODAY, it was FINALLY OUR TURN!!  We got to spend the afternoon with a very cute & dear blogging buddy......COLIN from Love for Colin (who just happened to be vacationing in our neck of the woods)!!  We have been following Kelli's blog for some time now.  I was very drawn to Colin as he and Landon are so close in age (a couple of months apart).  Also, the fact that our little boys are like 2 peas in a pod.  After reading some of Kelli's posts, I felt like I could have written them myself.

So, Scott & I packed up "the boys"and headed to Plymouth, MA where we met up with Chris, Kelli & Colin at the "Cabbyshack" Restaurant for lunch!!  Good food, great weather and the absolute BEST COMPANY!!  This day, was well worth waiting for!!

Meeting the Tobin Family today, felt like visiting with old friends.  Chris & Kelli are the most genuine, down to earth couple with a great sense of humor.  I knew immediately within the first 5 minutes, and a crack  about our Massachusetts accent, that we were definitely in for a FUN time:)  Isn't that right, Chris??!!   I'm still not convinced that "we" have that accent.  Remember, you were on our territory, and if I recall correctly, your accent was not the "norm"!!  LOL

THE BOYS!!  ....sigh....where do I begin??!!  Colin.....this little boy just had my heart!!  He is even cuter in person (if that is possible)!!  And what a personality, the kissy face we see in so many of the photos on Kelli's blog, IS.TO.DIE.FOR!!  It was fun to watch Colin & Landon sitting in their highchairs next to one another.  A few minutes of checking one another out, then the drum playing on the table and the babbling began.  Seeing them side by side was just as I imagined.  TONS of CUTENESS!!

And then, I got to get my hands on that little BIG LOVE!!  WOW, now I know what it will feel like when Landon puts on a few more pounds!!  Boy, Landon really IS a peanut:)  I just loved how freely Colin moved from my arms, to Scott's and even Mason's!!!  You are a trooper Colin and you survived the Gomes boys!!!  YAY for you:)  Mason & Elijah were just so smitten with you!!  On our way home, all they did was talk about all the cute faces and noises that you made!!  I just love that they got to experience this too!!

After lunch, we ventured next door to Cupcake Charlie's (as seen on Cupcake Wars), for dessert!!  All I can say is YUMMY!!  I think that was the quietest we all were the whole time we were together!! LOL   After dessert, we let Mason & Elijah run off some of that sugar/energy!!  Thanks Chris, for being the referee!!!

Kelli, I really enjoyed getting to chat about the boys with you!  And I am so happy that we are able to share this journey together.  Another memory to add to our "Memory Box"!!  Hopefully a future road trip will find us in New Jersey, soon:)

Prepare yourselves for lots of cuteness!!!