Last summer Jackson’s mom asked if Nathan was interested in playing soccer. Of course, Nathan said yes if it involved doing anything with his little buddy, Jackson. These two have been building their friendship for about three years now.

Even though we had attended the same church for years, I don’t think I actually met Jackson’s mom until the year we started making plans to start a co-op and that’s when the boys became acquainted. Now that I ponder this a bit, I bet it’s possible that we might have even attended the same church when we were both pregnant with these little guys. Kim, if you’re reading this we’ll have to compare notes (LOL).

Anyway, back to what I was saying about the boys friendship. One of the many reasons we’re thankful for co-op is the opportunity it provides for our kids to have intentionally scheduled opportunities to “do life” (a quote used often around our church in regard to relationships) and school together. Through the years, we’ve tried to arrange playdates, field trips, and other activities in an effort to make attempts at getting the kids together with friends even though we live so far out from town. But, it was often very difficult due to conflicting schedules, distances, etc. Co-op makes that much easier for us since we meet regularly every Monday throughout the school year.

It’s so much fun to see them discussing the plays happening out on the court. I can just imagine what they’re talking about:

** DID YOU SEE THAT?

**OH SWEET!

**YEA! SCORE!

**CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? (bablieve if it’s Nathan talking – lol)