Some Friends

We would like to introduce you to some of our good friends. First, Margaret Eastman and her family.


We met Margaret about 5 years ago because Natalie and Erin (she is the one on the far left) were in the same kindergarten class. We decided to carpool with Margaret to and from school, and have continued until now.

Over the past few years, Margaret has become one of Diane's closest friends. They talk daily on the phone and then cover more topics as they drop kids home from school.




Margaret has also been a huge help to our family in times of need. When Diane went into premature labor with Devin, Margaret took care of our kids while we rushed to the hospital.

Her daughter Erin has become Natalie's best friend as well. They spend whatever time together that they can.




Erin is a great kid and we love having her in our home.








Another great friend to our family is Valerie Peterson (in the middle below).



We met Valerie 10 years ago through church. Her and her husband moved into the area about 2 weeks after we did, and our little girls were both about 11 months old - so we instantly had things in common.
Diane and Valerie taught a home preschool together with several other families.




About 4 years ago, Valerie's husband was transfered to Virginia, so the family moved away. However, Diane and Valerie remain close and talk daily on the phone. (When does Diane have time?) She has become like a sister to Diane.

Our kids have remained close as well and renew their friendships on the Peterson's annual visit to Colorado. Since our kids are similar in age, everyone seems to have a friend.





It seems like most of the interaction with have with other families is through our kids. We tend to gravitate to families we have things in common with, and that means kids. For example, Dylan made a great friend in school during kindergarten, and we have interacted with his family through school functions ever since. They even invited us to go cut down a Christmas tree with them over Thanksgiving break.

The times we get together with other families because of the adults are usually because of church activities or we want to see some old college friends. We love interacting with other adults and have a great time, but it gets hard because the kids get bored and want to go home.