So tomorrow is Veronica's friend Audri's third birthday. Audri's parents decided to have their parents and other family members come in today for a little party. Being that they didn't want a big party with a houseful of little kids, they told Audri she could have one friend come over to play. And who did Audri say she wanted to visit?

You guessed it. Veronica.

So Alicia and Ryanan (Audri's mom and dad) had us drop her off at the house today, from around 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The girls played. They watched a Strawberry Shortcake movie. They ate Happy Meals and ice cream and potato chips. And they had a wonderful time.

We like Alicia and Ryanan a lot - they're about at the same place in life as we are, plus they're only planning on one child too - but we're really happy that Veronica has such a good little friend. We didn't have friends like that at this age. It is so sweet to see them play together and see the obvious affection they have for one another. We'll have to have Audri over here. And as we left today, Veronica turned around, pointed, and said, "That Aud-dray house!"

"Yes, it is," Jason said, "and I think you'll be seeing it a lot more now."

I sincerely hope he's right.