Fun Friends Again

I told Tiffany to go on vacation so we could have her kids come stay.  She put up a fight, but finally agreed .  She left last Friday morning to California and I got to be in charge of 5 extra children.  It may seem like a big deal to have 5 extra children around, but really they are so good and so easy to have.  It helps that they are all best friends with my children.  The only time it was a big deal was at meal time, I am not used to feeding that many people!  Everyone had such a great time, at least I think her kids did.  Mine were so sad yesterday when they got home from school and realized they were not coming back.  Her two youngest only got to stay with us until Saturday evening when her in-laws wanted a turn.  I am not going to lie, it was much easier getting everyone to church without them, but other than that I would have loved for them to stay.

It was a minor ordeal when her two year old put all of this, including the garbage can, in Jacob’s fish tank.  I quickly got the fish out and the whole can of fish food out and everyone survived!

Megan sat through Brandon’s basketball game and then he sat and watched her sew.  They are a great team.

The boys had lots of fun outside.

I wish I had gotten a better picture of everyone racing down the hill in wagons, everyone of course except for Jonah who would gingerly run along side them.

Drew makes me wish I had a two year old again. 

An almighty pen war which left scrapes and scabs.

I loved the sounds of the older 4 kids laughing and joking until 12:30 a.m.  It reminded me of the fun times I had with my cousins.  The kids all tell other people they are cousins, which worked until people at church asked them who their mom was.  Like we always say, it is just easier to say cousins than to explain!

Four….ish days of fun and memories.