New Friends and IRL Fun

(Quick blog template note:  I have finally updated my blog template to give more room for pictures and text.  I had been thinking that I would go with a blank, solid-color background (ie. white or black or something), but fell in love with this floral motif from Blogger.  I had seen it on someone else's blog once, but could never find it anywhere, not realizing that it was a Blogger option until now.  I'd love your thoughts and opinions!  Still working on the header photo...)

I just love IRL (that's In Real Life to those of you that didn't know...) meet-ups!  Sunday we had the absolute pleasure of meeting Cathleen, Jon and the beautiful and captivating Miss Lilly from Lilly's World when they were in our neck of the woods.  Samantha was so excited to meet and play with Lilly that she talked about it almost non-stop before they arrived, and again after they left, running to the door to greet them, anxious to have someone her own size and gender with whom to have a tea party.

The two girls made an instant connection, and were off playing together as soon as Lilly could get her coat off.  Samantha has very few opportunities to play with other little girls her age, so it was really interesting to watch.  "Tea Party" and "Doctor" were the two games of (Samantha's) choice, and, like her only-child mother at her age, she loved showing Lilly all of her toys.  However, unlike, her only-child mother at her age, she loved sharing all of her toys, too.  Shocking.

We certainly enjoyed getting to know Cathleen and Jon, and while the visit was too brief, I'm sure there will be other opportunities to get together in the future!