JaeKaeNae.

A few weeks ago our good friend Luke, from high school, got married to the cutest girl.  Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture with the happy couple.

BUT...

Katie and Dave got to come down from Idaho and play with us for an evening!  Even more important, Baby Natalie got to come visit too.

She's the cutest little baby that was ever born (until we end up having little mini Jamie's and Tyler's).  I'm a proud auntie.

This picture just kills me.  Little Nat is still getting used to Aunt Jamie, but loves her Uncle Tyler.  Seriously.  I don't know why babies love him so much.  Or maybe I do.  They cry after a couple of minutes of being in my arms.  But with Tyler?  They're happy little campers.  

I tell Tyler all of the time that when we have kids he can raise them until they're 2 or so and then I'll take over.   I think it's a great plan.

Kyle is Nae's husband and it took about 4 or 5 pictures to get this picture.  Natalie was a little preoccupied with other things around the room at the reception.  Picture-taking was not important at the time for her.

She's got the double chin thing down pat!  Adorable.  

And it wouldn't have been a smashing night unless JaeKaeNae got a picture together.  I miss my besties a lot some days.  We've had some great times together and they're what got me through high school.  There's no way that I would have gotten through alive without them.  

They're pretty special women.  It's crazy to think that it's been 6 years since high school.  We're actually grown-ups with careers, husbands, and starting little families.  Crazy, but incredibly fun!  We would talk late into the night at many a sleepover about what we thought the future would hold.  The 3 of us wanted to go on missions.  None of us did.  Three dashing men came into our lives and ruined the mission plan.  

We all knew that Kae would have the first kid.  We would always tease her that she'd drive a mini-van and be a soccer mom chauffeuring an entire soccer team to and from soccer practice.

Nae was always more business-minded and we thought she'd rule the business world.  Which, she is.  She rocks at  her job and works hard at what she does. 

Of course, I became the teacher and was the first of the 3 to be married.  I'm not so sure that was planned out that way.  Nae married a couple months after and Kae followed the year after us.

Sometimes life is so surreal and I can't believe how much time has passed.  It sure doesn't seem like that long since we were going on our first dates and eating popcorn and candy during late-night sleepovers.

Good times.