Friends in Columbia

On our way home from the beach on Saturday, we stopped by Daniel and Jen's house. They live in Columbia, South Carolina. Daniel and Jen have two girls named Ellen and Arianna. We have known the Kruideniers for several years. We met them in Boone and they have since lived in Indianapolis and now Columbia. We don't know any other family of friends better than this one. We have learned so much from them. They truly inspire us as a family. We were delighted to spend part of the day with them in their home.

We ate a delicious meal prepared by Jen. I have learned a lot from this like minded vegan cook. I have a ton of her recipes and I picked up more that day.

The kids played and played. They squealed with delight as they chased each other from room to room. All the kids played with the cat, played chess, jumped on the trampoline and enjoyed puppet shows together. Daniel and the girls had planned a special puppet show for us. My kids were happy to be apart of the audience.

We were sad to leave this special family. However, we are comforted by the memories we made that day and the fact that we are living a very similar season of life. We hope that we will see them real soon.