For the past several days, House of Miller has been visited by "Meyer and Company." Anne and Mandy met on the first day of kindergarten and have been best friends ever since (they teamed up together to protect their crayons and super glue from the "mean boys") Since then, both decided that boys aren't all that mean and have worked to super glue together wonderful families and colorful lives. Mandy and Tim have Anna Olivia - who turns 2 months old this week. We were all very excited to introduce our young lady to theirs.
There is a sense of irony to their close birthdates; Anne & Mandy had a bet shortly after high school involving the timing of children. The first one to have kids "lost," meaning that they owed 2 weeks of babysitting time to the one starting the family later (aka the "winner"). Since it was only fair, Tim and Eric were each clued into the bet when marriage and family planning were on the table in each relationship. Keep in mind, Mandy and Tim have been married since 2001 and the House of Miller became official in 2006. Even with a five year lead, the Meyers began their family only roughly one month ahead of the Millers. We've had talk of double-or-nothing on the second child but, due to spousal protest, all bets are off. At the rate we were going, the second children would probably share a birthday! :)
Anne won this bet double - not only does she get the IOU babysitting, but Mandy has to do everything first and you get all the good tips. ;o)
ReplyDeleteAmazing how much babies grow in just 2 months. Those two are going to be a lot of fun together in about a year ;o)
I'm so glad Mandy and her family made it to Montana,especially after they saw the snow pictures! Looks like you all had a bunch of fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updated blog and pictures, too. We check all the time and are thrilled when there are new pictures! It's kind of like mail day, only we never know when your mail is going to happen...and yes, we realize we need more of a life.
Thanks for putting more pictures on for us Grandmas! Missing everyone, but enjoying spending time with family. Kyle and Abby are a blast!
ReplyDeleteI am finally relaxing and hope to sleep all night. I hope the Miller family is starting to sleep more too.
Oooh, what cute girls! Starting to be friends all ready!
ReplyDeleteJen, did you notice the camo blanket? ;) We need to introduce her and Sam
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