Bye, Bye Tyler

About a year ago I had a 6 month old and was a stay at home mom. Since I no longer worked I did not have daily interactions with adults. I really missed adult conversation combined with the fact that I had lots of baby weight to lose. I found a local group of fitness moms who met at a park, exercised for an hour on the beach, then let their kids run around with other kids after class. I tried a free class and fell in love immediately, and was thoroughly exhausted afterward. This group was everything I was looking for. People to workout with, talk about our babies with and kids for Ryan to socialize with. Upon going to class I met lots of mommies right away but didn't click with them completely. They were great to talk to, but we had too many differences for it to blossom into a long lasting friendship. Then one day I met Krista. We both had boys that were born a day apart, we both lived in the same city (and eventually we became neighbors), our husbands both worked in finance type jobs, we were both teachers, and the list goes on. I knew I liked her right away. Around this time I was looking to put Ryan in some classes and she wanted to do the same. Krista and I decided to put our boys in classes together. We started with a music and sign language class. This was one of their first class sessions.


We also decided to put them in swim class together and another class that focuses on large motor skills, coordination, and learning to walk when they were still unable to walk. Over the course of the last year we took the boys to various places; the park,




Disneyland,


the beach,

Hollywood Bowl,

Pinkberry fountain,

the mall,

the zoo,

fun outside time with water and finger paints,

and hanging out at home in pjs.

We have had so many fun adventures together. Ryan found a great friend, Tyler, and I also found a great friend in Krista. A few weeks ago we found out that Tyler's family would be moving back to the East Coast, where they were from. We were saddened by the news as we have spent almost everyday of the last year with them. Their family left last Tuesday on a road trip to their new home. We are happy that they will be back home near their family, but we miss them terribly. Ryan walks out of our house, looks and points towards Tyler's old house and says his name. It is heartbreaking because he doesn't understand that his friend does not live there anymore. I will miss my friend and Ryan will miss his friend too. We will miss our weekly dinners, our 8:00 phone call to schedule our day, sharing a babysitter and happily leaving Ryan with his buddy, Burke Williams Sundays, but most of all just the day to day conversation and watching the boys laugh, play, and steal sips from each other's water and snacks from their snack cups. Best of luck to you, E, K and T! Thank goodness for Skype, we will see you soon, friends!