Our Bott Buddies

June and Caulder. From their very first moments together, we knew that they had something special. They were just destined to be best friends. But tragedy struck too soon, and they were torn apart by the evil institution of medical school. Now, they have to travel great distances to be together.

But theirs is a friendship that cannot be crippled by time or distance apart. This duo simply picks right back up where they left off. Literally. When the Botts arrived in Oklahoma for a visit last week, they didn't even bother to say "hi" or hug.

They just started playing Lego Batman on the wii.

This time, however, we finally got a visit from our other Bott boy, Tukk. I know he's not a baby anymore, but these girls wanted to baby him the whole time. He's the sweetest little dude, but don't be fooled by his slow start in life, I think he can wear anyone out trying to keep up with him.

We had to make the most out of the short visit, so we filled it up with movies (Despicable Me was really funny!), dragon slayings, video games, ghosts in the graveyard, pizza parties . . .

and a quick dip in the pool.

This picture makes my heart happy. There is nothing better than cousin time!

Tukk and Kolby were in charge of the sneaky shark attacks.

And Winnie just looks totally like her Aunt Rylee in this picture. Lucky girl.

Tukk even let this whale pack him around in the water for a while.

We had to take them to a pool. Otherwise, they may never want to come back to the sweltering state of Oklahoma.

As usual, the time went by way too fast, and Misty and I both had to deal with the devastation, wailing and gnashing of teeth when it was time for the kids to say their good-byes. June cried herself to sleep and broke my heart. So now we'll just put on a brave face and look forward to our next visit.