Best Friends, Hot Chocolate, and Jewelry...

It doesn't get much better than that. Laura treated the girls to an after-school hot chocolate party at Starbucks this week. While they were there, Alli gave Laiken and Alessia the necklaces that she had hand-made for them. Alli had specially chosen the perfect color for each girl and had bought the focal stones in Montana this summer. Her grandmother had helped her make these special gifts for her friends and Alli had kept the gifts a secret for months--no small feat considering how much time they all spend together! I was struck by how thoughtful the gifts were--the care that Alli took in choosing just the right color for each girl and the time that went into making the necklaces--I was moved by the wonderful reminder about gift-giving that I got this week.