What do you get when....

... you mix a zoo, 100+ degree heat, 4 kid, 2 babies, 2 lactating mommies, 2 good-natured husbands, strollers and baby paraphernalia? A great 5-year reunion! My dear friend Reina let us know that they were gonna be in the Austin area for a week and wondered if we could get together. Oh, yeah! Both of our families were having a packed weekend, but we were able to make it happen on Sunday afternoon. At first, we were trying to figure out where to meet. I suggested the zoo. Before you laugh at me, I was trying to think of a kid-friendly place. We weren't eating, so.... Plus, the Austin Zoo is small and just a nice place to go. Yeah, I wasn't really thinking about the heat. Silly me! Anyway, we did meet up there despite a strong urge on my part to try and find a different place at the last minute once it dawned on me about the heat... We had a really great time talking and enjoying each other's company. We also got to meet each other's latest kiddos. The last time we saw each other Braden was a baby and Adara was a much younger and shorter girly. She's gotten so stinkin' tall!!! Both Adara and Aislyn are such sweet-hearted girls and little Q is a cutie-pie. Its funny because he is as fair-skinned as I am and Ailey has an olive complexion like Reina. We were joking about how we must have had the other one's kid! Funny. Now they are embarking on the sunscreen adventure that I passes on to my eldest son....I feel for ya! I am so grateful for sunscreen, but it is a pain to put on. ;p Anyway, we ended up at Marble Slab to cool down and finish out our visit. Finch, Reina's hubby, looked it up on his Palm Pre and Reina took pics of the kiddos on hers. Thanks Reina! We didn't realize we'd forgotten our camera until we were well on our way to Austin.....rrrrrrr! I now have Palm Pre envy. It has a flash for the camera built in, plus gps! Niiice! Anyway, we really enjoyed our visit and hope that we will be able to get together before another 5 years has flown by! I'm thinking the more kiddos we have the more someone needs to actually invent the Star Trek transporter... We had such a great time with you! We love you guys! Okay, here are the fabulous pics: