A Farewell and A Playdate and Some Big Bugs!

Last night a handful of us ladies got together to say farewell to one of our group. Our friend Angelia is moving to Virginia next week. We met because we both have a daughter with Down syndrome (Angelia's daughter is Annabelle). They live(d) fairly close to us and we got together for playdates every now and then. So, last night, at a mexican restaurant in Cool Springs, we had a send-off with laughter and margaritas (well, I had tea). Angelia, you will be missed!

This morning we had a Ds Family Playdate at a park in Nashville. I try to plan these about every six weeks, but this was the first one since December (yikes!). A lot of families said they couldn't come (family vacations, kid's sporting events, etc.), but we still managed a good little group of 6 families.

Cameron

Cooper

Cooper and Cameron

Gabby

Lauren, Dallis, Callie, Amanda, Kim, and Cameron

Callie

Gabby and Callie

Lilly and Etta

Lilly and Etta

Etta and Gabby

I also can not not mention the cicadas! I knew they were out and about for the first time in 13 years, but we don't have them down here. Most of our area is new development that was once farmland without many trees. BUT, Nashville is a nice, established city with plenty of mature trees and landscape and the cicadas are right at home there. So, when we got to the park, I was totally fascinated by all of the cicadas and the little holes in the ground from which they emerged a week or so ago. They were also a little noisy, but one of the other moms, Lauren, said that it was nothing compared to the noise at her house. She says she has a hard time hearing her tv over their racket.

all of their molted skins.. eeeeew!