Just as we were gearing up to homeschool this morning, I got a text from one of my dearest friends asking if we wanted to join her and her kids at Long Hunter State Park for a walk around the lake trail and a picnic. Her son, Ethan, is Jonas’ best friend and her son, Owen, is Roman’s best friend. They surprised the boys, but Xander’s face fell immediately when he saw them and he started to tear up. I knew what his heart needed, so I knocked on our neighbor’s door and asked if her son, Jeremy, could come with us (he’s Xander’s best friend). And he could! It was the most social interaction we’ve had for months, and it was so nice be together with friends in the great outdoors.
The kids ran and ran and explored the woods off of the 2 mile lake trail at Long Hunter State Park. The scenery and the weather was just beautiful. We saw a box turtle and a snake!!! Afterwards, we enjoyed a picnic under the trees.
Thank God for friends…what a true blessing they are.
When we got home, we homeschooled until dinner. It was a good day.