Old Friends

Reese, Riley, Hannah, and Sophie at Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro in June

Today we had the pleasure of meeting up with several old friends from central Virginia.  I wanted to take the girls peach picking at Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville, so we invited our friends to join us. Riley and Hannah have been friends since before they were born.  Charles and I had the pleasure of becoming friends with her parents during the childbirthing class we took at Martha Jefferson while I was pregnant with Hannah.  Though we've only seen these friends about once a year since we moved to the valley, it's fun to see the girls jump in and play like they never spent a day apart.

Carter Mountain Apple Barn

We were unable to pick peaches today because they had a big peach festival this past weekend, and they were picked out.  Fortunately they were still selling ready-picked peaches since I wanted at least another half bushel for canning.  We could pick apples, however, so I decided to pick some Virginia Golds to make apple pie filling with for canning.

Hannah, Reese, Sophie

Hannah and Riley

The girls had a great time traipsing through the orchard finding apples big enough and red enough to pick.  At one point I thought we were going to be lost forever in the abyss of the orchard, but we eventually found our way out.

Posing on the steps of the overlook at Carter Mtn.

After picking apples, we met our dear friend and former babysitter for both girls, Ms. Net.  We went to Bodo's Bagels to meet her on her lunch break from her new job (no more taking care of kids, boo!).  It was nice to see her, even though both girls had trouble remembering who she was.  This makes me kind of sad given what a very important part she played in their early life.

Hannah, Sophie, Ms. Net

After lunch, the girls and I wanted to sample Bloop, the frozen yogurt shop on the ground floor of Charles' Charlottesville office building.  Hannah wanted chocolate-peanut butter swirl with lots of toppings, and Sophie got white chocolate-cookies 'n cream swirl, also with lots of toppings.  Bloop had a cool kids corner with chalkboard paint on the wall, which the girls enjoyed after eating their frozen yogurt.

Posing with their yogurt cups

See where Hannah wrote "Bloop" on the chalkboard?

We also visited the restroom before we left, where Sophie hugged the wall because she loved the color so much.

Now that's a girl who likes pink!