Fun Filled Weekend

For Tiffany’s birthday I gave her a weekend with no children.  She could choose to go somewhere or just be at home without them.  She chose this past weekend and so we had a fun time with 5 friends over.  As usual we wish we could say our kids were cousins or something that doesn’t sound as odd as “my best friend’s kids”.  One of Brandon’s friends had called Friday afternoon to see if he could hang out.  He replied, “My cousin is here for the weekend so I can’t.”  He hung up the phone, looked at me and said, “That is much easier than saying, my Mom’s best friends daughter is here.”  I completely agreed.  They all act like cousins and actually are the only kids my kids are allowed to have a sleepover with.  Anyways, we had a wonderful two days with them.

Friday night, Megan played nail parlor and taught Ellie and I how to properly make our nails look their best.

Saturday morning shot after everyone survived their night of sleep (yes my basement still looks like the 70’s)

And a much more formal “family” photo

An extra table set up to fit everyone at dinner time!  Jacob and Luke called this their news spot….they felt like they were on the news in front of the window.

Sledding in the daylight and then again in the pitch dark.

Ellie really wanted to sleep with Jonah in his bed.  She finally agreed to let Joshua sleep in the room as well…on the floor.

We all had a great time and as I kept telling Tiffany, it was no big deal having an extra 5 kids around.  They are very good kids and a lot of fun to be around.  No drama, besides Megan’s pranks and trying to get she, Jacob and Luke to go to bed at night!

They left this morning a bit after we went to church and once we got home this is what my kids did

I didn’t get a picture of Brandon and Bryan doing the same thing!

Tonight as Jonah was getting into bed he said, “can Joshua and Drew come over to play tomorrow because I haven’t seen them in a yong time.”