Benjamin's best friend

I'll bet most of you thought we only had three children. And I guess technically we do have just the three. But more often than not, there's a fourth little person at our house. She's our next door neighbor, and she and Benjamin are best friends. She's 2 years older than Benjamin, but oh they are best friends.

They ride horses together.

They watch tv and play Wii together.

They play with guns pretty often.

We've even had a picnic or two together.

Playing in the pool and sunbathing is a frequent summer activity.

And so is dressing up and playing Cowboy Church.

She even helped us build our shed.

Of course she's been on hand for practically every birthday we've celebrated.

They are best friends.

And she's moving on Saturday.

Good thing they are building a house just down the street. But these next few months where we'll actually have to drive to her house will be rough. They tend to go through withdrawal when they haven't seen each other in a long time. I feel badly every time we go out of town, knowing she'll be at home asking for Benjamin.

Thanks for being such good friends Aaliyah.