Best buddies

Ryan and his friend, Sevrin have a long history, and Mike and I have a lot of bizarre coincidences with her parents! The kiddos were born six days apart in the same hospital in San Diego, although we didn't know each other until we reached Monterey. Now, we live a block away from each other, go to the same church, belong to the same playgroups, and all of Sevrin and Ryan's grandparents live in Washington state!

Sevrin is the sweetest little girl. She has suffered from severe separation anxiety from her parents, but in the last couple of weeks, she seems to be appeased, as long as she is with Ryan. She'll follow him around at the playground, doing everything he's doing, calling, "Iyan, Iyan." It's very cute! Ryan and Sevrin spent the morning in the church nursery, and for the first time, Sevrin made it through the entire service!

If arranged marriages were the norm, we found our pick for Ryan!