Graham’s Friends!

Graham’s friends (and their mommies) have meant so much to me and Graham over the last year and a half (or longer, given that I met many of these mommies when our babies were still in uetero).  They have been Graham’s playmates and my support system.  His friends have helped him learn how to share and how to excel and their mommies have given me advice, insights, and friendship.  Graham sees some of his friends multiple times a week and others only on occasion.  With varying schedules, locations, ages, and several mommies going back to work, some of the friends he made in his infancy, he has not seen for many months, but all these babies and their mamas have a special place in our hearts and have enriched my transition into mommyhood, beyond words.
I have referenced many of Graham’s friends in this blog, but I have never identified each of them through pictures, so I went on a mission months ago to get pictures of all the babies and their mommies to include in one blog post.  It was harder than you may think, because, in typical mommy fashion, many mommies had an abundance of pictures of their little ones but very, very few of them with their baby.  So after stealing some pictures from Facebook, doing some fancy cropping, and accepting the fact that there were a few buddies that have been in Graham’s life that I was not able to include in this post, I would like to present Graham’s friends!

Alisa and Jonah Pepper (PEP group friend):

Ashley and Kelby Richter (PEP group friend):

Cherise and Kenzie Beard (PEP group friend):

Christina and Layla Matanick (PEP group friend):

Darian Bleecher and Felix Bleecher Duzinski (PEP group friend):

Elizabeth and River Luis (PEP group friend):

Elizabeth Brasler and Zane Kneizeh (friend from Mommy's single days):

Erin and Lyla Beck (PEP group friend):

Erin and Mateo Muslera (PEP group friend):

Grace and Lee Fregeau (PEP group friend):

Isa Hendry-Eaton and Story Eaton (PEP group facilitator/family friend):

Jenn and Grady Felix (PEP group friend):

Jenn and Kalista Hall (PEP group friend):

Kate and Sam McNamara (PEP group friend):

Katie and Forest Fulton (rowing little sister/Daddy's old housemate):

Kit, Phoebe, and Zander Peterson (PEP group friend):

Lauren and Alana Larkin (PEP group friend):

Laurie and Penelope Welsh (PEP group friend):

Lora and Brogan Brown (PEP group friend):

Mary Carmichael and Stella Millington (sister-in-law/cousin):

Mieko Kusano and Ollie Lambourne (family friend):

Natalie and Rylan Tupper (PEP group friend):

Nathalie Guebels and Audric Hallberg (PEP group friend):

Nicole and Nathanael Jones (PEP group friend):

Rachel and Cameron Miner (sister/cousin):

Sara and Alice Marconi Di Maio (PEP group friend):

Sarah and Des Mann (PEP group friend):

Staci and Rory Russell (PEP group friend):

Stephanie and Levi Locker (softball friend):

Talina and Laurel Hermann (PEP group friend):

Tammy and Lucy Lashlee (PEP group friend):

Terry and Clara Holland (PEP group friend):

Thanks for all the great times you fabulous mamas and babies!  Graham and I can’t wait for all the fun the next year and a half will bring!