Catching up...(day 6)

Today started with great intentions..."lets take the boys out to lunch and get some shopping in!" right...what were we thinking?? we took them out to lunch, kellie, mommarita and I...but it was more work than it was worth because we were nearing nap time. i did at least get in another round of Chik-fil-a while i still could but then we headed back to the house.

The guys were heading to the shooting range (frank, randy and george) to sneak in some very overdo "man time" so us girls just wanted to take advantage of equal opportunity! but instead of us all going out to run errands, the twins went down for their nap. Tuscan of course didn't want to lay down for fear he might miss something so Kellie and i decided to take him out and about to run our errands with us, with much hope he would fall asleep in the car. and he sure did, within minutes!! Kellie and i spent a few hours playing musical car seats. i would run into a store to get what i needed, then she would run into the store that she needed. it worked out nicely, we got everything done that we had set out to do! and tuscan woke up just in time for us to run into Starbucks for some much needed Chai's!

while in Starbucks we were able to chat with one of the barista's who is the sister in law to a girl that we used to work with - that was pretty cool. and while we were getting updates on some of our favorite regulars, two of them walked through the door! a mom/daughter duo that used to come in everyday...and still do! it was nice to see a familiar face, if only there had been a few more there this afternoon!

then tonight frank and i and the boys headed over to hang out with some of our old friends, kirsten and brandon and their two girls. we were so fortunate to get in touch with them via facebook this summer and it was so exciting to actually be able to see them tonight! before we moved they had found out they were expecting their second baby, their first was about a year old. they are now expecting their third! they have built an amazingly gorgeous house, they got the dog they had always dreamed of...whom i unofficially named!

years ago, right after we got taenato...Kirsten and Brandon had complimented his name and said that someday they wanted to get an all white Akita, if they did, what name would i suggest? my response - avalanche!! what else would you name an all while dog living in CO?? and they sure did name him avalanche! he is gorgeous...but not nearly as gorgeous as their two girls!

we enjoyed some take out from texas roadhouse with them at their house. this pregnancy has Kirsten pretty sick and with all the out and about we have been doing it made the night perfect to just hang out at their house and let the kids play so we could get caught up a little bit.

you don't realize how much you actually miss someone until you are surrounded by their presence again. we sure missed those guys and cannot wait until we see them again! it was wonderful to see how well our kids got along, especially for a first time play date! some friends are forever friends and kirsten and brandon definitely fall into that category!

i have to say, i wish more than anything i would have gotten more pics from tonight...at least a group shot of all the kids and maybe one of the 4 of us...but i guess its just all the more reason to get back out here again soon!