Long time no see....

I grew up with soccer friends from both Hattiesburg and Oak Grove.  I played select soccer, rec soccer, and school soccer.  Two of the friends I played with at OG were Whitney Long and Jamie Rahaim.  Whitney was a year older than me, but we played together for six or seven years.  Jamie was my age and we played soccer on the same team throughout high school.  Our families knew each other because Oak Grove was a pretty small town.
Well about 8 months ago, Reagyn and Austin Rahaim moved to Wilson, NC.  Reagyn is Whitney's older sister and Austin is Jamie's older brother.  They have been married for a few years (my parents went to their wedding in MS) and have one son named Landon that's 14 months old.  She's due in September with a little girl!  They were trying out Wilson for a while with a potential orthodontist practice that Austin was considering buying.  We decided to meet up with them on Saturday for a trip to Marbles Kid's Museum.  We love this Museum and our kids always have a blast. We decided it would be worth it to buy a membership for $100/year.  The cost is $5/person so our family cost is $25 now that Wes is one.  We paid $100 and now we can go for free for an entire year.  Pretty sweet if you ask me. 
We got there right at 9 and the Rahaim family arrived a little after.  The museum was pretty empty so our kids got free reign for a while.  W isn't exactly walking great so he had a difficult time keeping up with R & A.  W actually fell at one point and when he sat up, he had a bloody nose.  That's the first time we have encountered a bloody nose.  B says it surely won't be the last with 2 boys in the house.  The kids loved it.  Landon had a ball also and I had a good time catching up with Reagyn.  Since I was really friends with Whitney, we had moments of silence, but we managed to keep the conversation flowing smoothly most of the time.  Reagyn says she stays at home, and in a new city, she's having a hard time making friends.  She's joined a mom's group, but says the ladies are very clickish.  Here are a few pics from our time at Marbles.

A getting ready to play hockey

W in the baby area

R in the kitchen as always

W watching R & A play hockey

R playing hockey

A showing off his strength

We played at Marbles from 9-12:30 and all got hungry.  The original plan was to go eat at McAlister's Deli, but outside the museum was an art festival with food, games, art, and other booths around Moore Square.  B saw a gyro booth, and wanted to just eat there. Austin agreed so we walked around until we found a few food booths close together.  We all ordered our food and then found some shade under a tree.  After eating, the kids played in the grassy area for a while while the adults talked.  We all parted ways around 2:15 after a busy busy morning.  Our kids napped from 3-6 pm that afternoon.  I didn't get any pictures of the Rahaim family on my camera, but I know B and Reagyn did on their phones.  Here's our family picture from lunch on Saturday.

The Hantla Clan 5/19/12