Chaos

With 17+ people under one roof, this week has been quite fun! We have 12 children and 5-7 adults, between my folks, my brother and his family, and my sister and her cutie patootie. It has been the height of insanity and fun!

Marian got to Skype her very best friend and she stayed on for a looong time. It was super sweet to hear her talk about all the random things that interest the 2 of them.

Oh, my! Check out Delaney's face. What could have all the kids hanging out in Grandpa's truck looking so interested?!

Oh, the burn pile. Grandpa burned the burn pile and the kids were enthralled. He had a few helpers, and no one got hurt. So it was a good time for everyone!

We put up the pool, and the yard got well-used between that, and the tree house, and the zip line.

The water cannon guns were a lot of fun for almost everyone. Getting hit in the face was not met well, and some of the little kids were very unhappy about getting hit with a spray of water anywhere.

Squirting whoever was on the zipline was a great game though, and everyone liked that!

The picture is blurry, but this was too funny to not document. I found Rylee out on the porch. She was digging through the garden looking for pill bugs. She would pick them up and put them in the little plastic wagon. The wagon was full of the little critters, and Rylee was having a marvelous time! She was so pleased with herself!

We did go to the library. Marian was very intent on finding a book about dinosaurs, and it had to have the names of each dino for her. The librarian was very sweet in helping her.

This kids area is fabulous. The whole library is fabulous! Blessings upon the head of the guy who donated so much money to build it. It is wonderful.

And this is why Joshua likes to go there! He can use his library card to do this.

We also went to the park. 30 seconds after we arrived, this is where Marian was- the highest point around. Later, she lay in the rocks and made "sand angels".

Callie had a good time too.

We brought bread to feed the turtles and they did not disappoint! There were a lot of turtles and several impressively large ones!

I was thrilled that no one fell in the water or got wet, although I heard a rumor that someone ended up with wet feet.

Today was the day of meltdowns. Here is Callie's grumpy face. She did get bashed in the head with the zip line, but that was after she told her sister to "Try and knock me down!" Hmmmmm.....

Rylee spent too much time bullying her cousin. She is a silent bully. She just quietly walks over and shoves her cousins, or kicks them, or bites. And then she laughs. She is not a nice girl. Fortunately, she is cute.

This right here is what I love the best. Delaney and Matthew get along really well (most of the time) and are so cute. With their blond hair and great cheeks, they look like they could be siblings. They spent hours together today playing legos or running around outside. This was too adorable- she's telling him secrets at the dinner table. I am so happy they have the chance to spend time with cousins. I am so happy we will be living closer to all our family!

My motivation is waning. I am tired and don't feel like writing or looking at more pictures. If you are lucky, I will find my motivation and will post more before the end of the week!