Tuesday, October 14, 2008

a trip to ortonville

after hayden's soccer game and banquet on saturday morning we all rushed back home to get ready for an afternoon in ortonville.
we headed out there to visit our wonderful friends, scott, susie, estella and samuel loudon, and to attend the grand opening of scott's recording studio, aashrum.
the weather was PERFECT and we were able to listen to music in the studio and then come outside to hang out with the kids all day long.
hayden and stelli have always played great together but on saturday i realized that she is possibly the best playmate he has ever had. they played together all day long with little to no incidents. samuel also tried keeping up with them, as did talan. later in the evening i realized that talan would harass samuel by taking a toy from him, running into a different room and them throw it and wait for samuel to pick it up. i have no idea where in the world talan would ever get such a thing from.....
after playing outside all day, we finally got sick of the mosquito's and we headed inside. susie ordered a pizza (and then another one a little later which had the BEST spicy sausage ever) and we all had dinner together. when the kids were done they went right back to running around.
at one point stelli asked if hayden could spend the nite, so we started planning a weekend that maybe we all could do just that. it's a bummer they live so far, but when we do see each other we have a great time.
we didn't end up leaving until probably around 9pm. the boys were both stinky and soaked with sweat. talan passed out pretty quickly in the car since he didn't even get a nap but hayden stayed up the whole drive home playing video games.
the main reason we went to the loudon's was for the aashrum grand opening. we have been around since the beginning of it all and it is amazing to see it all completed years later. the studio is GORGEOUS and i cannot say enough about it. i am not a musician, but i still wish i could record in this place. i am sure my words and even the pictures won't do it justice, but trust me...this is the coolest recording studio ever.
if you or anyone you knows is a musician that is looking to record, coll that you have accomplished. contact me and i'll get you scott's information. it would not just be a place to record, but a true experience.
congratulations, scott! the place is beautiful and we are so proud of a
thanks also for allowing us to hang all day long. it seriously was the most relaxing, fun saturday that we have had in a long time...if not ever. we can't wait to see you guys again soon! we love you!

aashrum recording studio:



















playing outside:



a good 'ol fashioned game of roof ball:

let the games continue inside:



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