A Day With Anna

This morning, I got a call that our friends Kiersten and Jeff were having an emergency cesarean. I helped them get in touch with Ellen, who headed towards Athens to visit them at the hospital. Anna came to our house and rode with me to pick the boys up from school. Needless to say, Asa and Addison were very surprised to see her!

We spent the day playing, singing and getting dirty. Anna borrowed a play shirt and a pair of tennis shoes and the three of them played in the dirt and climbed trees. When they came in, I set up Little People plastic animals throughout their room. The three of them went on a Safari from the top bunk, hunting for the animals with Nerf dart guns. They had a blast.

After we met Ellen for dinner and said our goodbyes, we came home and got ready for bed. Asa, Addison and I straightened up Ivey's room, putting the boys' old baby toys in her basket. In the jumble of toys was a small plastic book with pictures in it. It had a rhyme on each page beginning with "God Bless..."

There was a page for Daddy, Mommy, Grandparents... and then the last page was for friends. On it was a picture of Anna, probably a year old or less.

"God Bless (followed by the picture of Anna)

A friend is someone special
who shares the things you do.
And when you need a hand to hold
a friend is there for you.

We had a great day with Anna, as we have had many great days with her in the past. I am very thankful for the friends that we all have... and thankful that I know friends like Anna will be with Asa and Addison always.