Friday After School Friends

Benjamin has been asking to have more friends over after school and it warms my heart.  There really is something about a house full of kids that makes my heart happy.
On Friday he had planned to have his friend, Clayton, over and then his other friend, Leopold, needed a place to go because his mom had a meeting.  I thought for sure Benjamin would say two friends is too many but he said, "well, why don't they both come over."  So they did. 
We all rode home together from school on our bikes and there is something so special about seeing your kids so happy.  I don't have a picture but my heart was bursting watching him happily ride down the street, bike path, park and then sidewalk to our house with his buddies riding along with him.  They were laughing and talking about books and school and soccer the entire way.

When we got home they went in the backyard and played soccer and then came up for snack and a game of Settlers of Catan - the game we won at the Fun Day School raffle.  I'm thinking we should make it a weekly event.  Fun Fridays Forever. 

Oh and Benjamin is now starting on the 4th Harry Potter book.  He was ready for it several days before his school library day so I decided I'd check it out on my library account.  When I went to check it out I laughed out loud at the sight of it.  I had forgotten that this book was an enormous, nearly 700 page book!  This should take him awhile but with the way he is devouring books lately it probably won't. 
I need to document this because I know in the future Josie will ask where are the pictures or stories about her and I will have to remind her that she WOULD NOT allow photos to be taken of her at this stage in her life.  She is also a reading books (both in English and German) at such a rapid rate.  She has already finished 2 German books and several English books since school started.