Our good friends Matt, Staci, and Sydney moved to Idaho 2 years ago when Matt took a billet at a field office. We're ecstatic that they will be moving back to the area next year.

Earlier this week, Matt was in town for a few days for some NR meetings and to scope out Sections he may be interested in returning to. He had a free evening, so he came home with Paul after work. We got a chance to show him around the new house and introduce him to Abby. Abby absolutely LOVED Matt. Right off the bat, she made a beeline for him when he sat down with her in the living room. The picture below is a favorite!


Matt's visit was short, but really sweet and we got to catch up a little on how the rest of the family was doing. We took Matt to Mama Wok's - one of our favorite Chinese restaurants which Matt and Staci had introduced us to.


When we dropped Matt off at the Shady Grove metro station, Abby was done for the night and was rubbing her face, trying to fall asleep, yet when Matt said "bye-bye" to her, she mustered up all her energy to smile and wave "bye-bye" to Matt.

It blows my mind that our friends left as a family of 3 (not counting the pets!) and will be returning as a family of 5! We will have to reintroduce ourselves to Sydney since she moved away when she was so little and I doubt she can remember us. Finally, we can't WAIT to meet Luke and the yet-to-be named bun in the oven. :)