the best of friends

Friends are precious things.

Something to appreciate and be thankful for.

The best ones make your life happier

just by being in it.

And when you are a child,

friendship is all about sharing fun.

About being side by side

and facing the big wide world together.

Children don't have to be anything other than exactly who they are.

They don't have inhibitions, or worries.

Life is all about what they make of it.

So childhood friendships are genuine and wholehearted.

Completely pure

and a complete delight to watch.

Having friends is all about the sharing of experiences

and being completely happy in one another's company.

Smiling until your face hurts

and laughing with wild abandon.

And best friends are extra special.

Someone who will link arms with you on a big swing

as you bravely scream to swing higher and faster.

Someone you want to do everything and go everywhere with.

Someone you can walk around hand in hand with.

And someone you can share an unembarrassed kiss with.

We have found such lovely friends;

...all of us.

I found an amazing friend in Katie, yes.

But my husband found Mr E too,

my dear beautiful boy found his best friend Mads,

and… well its a little too soon to tell with the littlest girls, 

but if their shared love of all things edible is anything to by,

they'll get along just fine.

We complain about living so far apart,

but in reality we see each other quite frequently considering.

It's less than an hour door to door

and we normally see each other a couple of times a month.

And we always fall into such happy, easy ways when we're together.

It's always a pleasure to share a day with our besties,

we're always sad when it's over,

and ready to start counting down to the next one…!