I’ll Love You Forever, Best Friends Edition

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Stephie.

She was starting the second grade in a new school and getting ready to move to a new house. Stephie was very, very shy. She did not like talking to people she didn’t know, especially kids. Grown ups were okay because they were usually nice, but kids could be mean.

Stephie’s birthday was in September, right at the beginning of the school year. On her birthday, just like every other day so far at the new school, she played by herself at recess. She didn’t really mind playing by herself, but there was a little girl in her class named Lauren who thought it was just too sad for someone to be all alone at recess on their birthday.

So that day Lauren offered to share her My Little Ponies. The two girls became best friends. From that day on they did everything together. They made up a special language, bought matching necklaces, had sleepovers, started a stuffed animal cleaning business, and even pretended to get in a big fight to see if their teacher would move their desks together to try to get them to make up. (It actually worked.)

And the little girls grew. They grew and they grew and they grew. They grew until they were teenagers.

They had fun times like going on the school trip to France, and cheerleading camp, and finally getting lead rolls in the dance recital. And they went through very hard times like losing Lauren’s mom.

(That’s Lauren holding one of my feet and Eddie holding the other)

And those teenagers grew. They grew and they grew and they grew. They grew up and went off to college.

Even though they went to different schools, Steph and Lauren stayed very good friends.

 

 

  

 and to give Steph’s kids fun life experiences, like taking a train to a pumpkin farm

and to invite herself (very welcomed) on family vacations to help keep an eye on the kids at the beach