Weekend with the Aguilars!

This past weekend we had an awesome time hanging out with our great friends the Aguilars! They used to live across the street from us and we haven't seen them since this summer when they moved. We went from seeing them every day to not seeing them for a few MONTHS. Our kids were definitely having Aguilar withdrawals. They are doing great though and it was so nice to hang out like we used to. It was not uncommon for us to be at one another's house until the wee hours of the night and this weekend was no exception. Even though we haven't seen them for a while it was like no time has passed. I think it's like that with good friends! They took us to some beautiful lookouts and showed us around their new town. We visited their church, and met some of their friends and co-workers. It was a great weekend.
The Aguilars have a special place in our hearts, and we can't ait to do this again!

What's in there?

Here is a pic of Zack checking out his pumpkin. We had a great time carving and running our fingers through the pumpkin guts. Zack really liked that part and here he was making sure he got it all. So, a great big thank you to Aunt Doreen who grew and provided us with this pumpkin carving pleasure!
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PS- If you look in the background of this picture, you will see a laundry basket hanging from the arbor. This is the boys' basketball hoop that they designed and installed all by themselves! And yes they use it. They use small bouncy balls that can fit through the slots in the laundry basket! Talk about imaginations.

Before and After

Well, Ryan went instantly to the image of an older man. He got his first haircut yesterday after much prodding from his father. "He looks like a girl" and other such remarks made me realize that I had better cut his hair before he suffers permanent emtional damage. And I have to say, Shane was right. I have waited way to long to cut all our boys' hair. Much to my chagrin. Although I loved his curls. There is still a little wave to his hair which I think if he grew it out when he gets older, he could have a nice set of dreads. Now......... if he was just potty trained!

We took the plunge!

After several friends and family (who shall remain nameless) have more or less hassled us about starting a blog, we took the plunge! I thought it would be fun to keep people in touch and also to post pics, as well as some of our well thought out opinions on certain topics. Or, not so well thought out! And as some of you know, we have lots of those!
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