This weekend we got to hang out with Karin and Roos, visiting from the Netherlands.

I've known Karin since the mid-80s, and Roos for the past 14 years. Ruby doesn't remember the last few times she has seen them, but she will definitely remember this visit.

Within a few minutes Roos was "my sister" and the two of them were inseparable. Ruby got to go on piggyback rides, they chased each other, they jumped on our bed, they shared food and they laughed, a lot. Karin and I enjoyed watching them be so happy together and we got to catch up without too many three-year old interuptions.

The day they left Ruby told me, just before we went out to meet them, that she wanted to keep Roos.