I offered to have Adam and Amy's girls here for a 2 night sleepover so that Amy could have some sweet freedom while Adam is out of town. She delivered the girls yesterday around 1:30, right when Robyn and her kids arrived to pick up Landon for a sleepover at her house.
I love it that the girls are so great about entertaining themselves and that they require minimal assistance from me (as long as I keep them fed). The four of them crowded around the computer to play online with their Webkinz. It's funny to listen to them be so into creating homes for their online animals, but hey whatever floats their boats.
This is not a good picture, but I'm including it because of Megan's adoration of Randy. She immediately ran over to him yelling "Tomato!" (that's what she calls him) and gave him a big hug. (I never get greetings like that...what the?!) He calls her Sprout.
The kids had their first, front-yard lunch today (made by Bella and Whitney).
Each kid picked a square of the driveway (so nicely delineated by weed growth) to have for their own room.
They eventually created elaborate rooms out of sidewalk chalk complete with furniture and decorations.
Landon took a different route with the sidewalk chalk.
Pizza for dinner.
I surprised myself by making them pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Usually I'm all about do-it-yourself cereal and bagels.
Sure they make me a little crazy with the constant requests for food, the constant going in and out (even though the air conditioning isn't on) and the begging to use the pool (it's too cold, I'm not going to hassle with it for them to say they're freezing) but I love having them all together and enjoy the endless outside play that comes with summertime.
**Is sidewalk chalk a big part of your summer?
Do you mind having a house full of kids?
Do you have lovely weeds outlining your driveway?**
Do you mind having a house full of kids?
Do you have lovely weeds outlining your driveway?**
Comment Window Tidbit: My make-up didn't take today. $%#@!
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Do you have a list somewhere on your blog of what's on the sticks you use during the summer? I think that's such a great idea.
You are so kind to take Amy's kids for two nights--that would be such freedom!
I love how the girls play so creatively--I wish my kids would do that. They are cute together.
I am always in awe of your kind babysitting service. How nice for Amy to get some alone time! So I am in Utah right now and was at the zoo with Brooke and our million kids and the rest of Salt Lake City today and I testify that it was WAY hotter than 69. Of course there were a few factors that could have influenced my experience, but I came home and headed straight for the cozy!
i really love that your kids have cousins so close- and that you guys hang out. there's disadvantages to having family close, but advantages, too.
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I saw this 13 oz. post on another blog and immediately thought of the Good Mail Queen! She comes up with unique ways to send mail that is less than 13 oz. so it qualifies for a lower postage rate. Good mail with a twist! :) I know with your creative mind you could come up with all kinds of things to send.
Okay, how do I get SIL's like you?? I have never had anyone ever offer to take my kids while Jason has been gone on many, many trips so that I can be home alone! What a real gift. Oh, what I could accomplish with something like that.
I love the tomato and sprout names. so cute.
69 degrees sounds delightful, especially since I am leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas and I hear it's so much hotter than that there!
I love having a houseful of kids. I would much rather have kids over so I know what's going on then send my kids somewhere else. (Although a break is nice too.)
Luci and Griffin enjoy sidewalk chalk too. They use it to make "welcome" signs all over the driveway when we have friends coming over.
Seriously, I cannot imagine a greater gift than someone offering to to watch kids. You are so GREAT to always watch friends/ families children...what a blessing you are!
I am laughing at the above note....I completely understand...I hate it when my make up doesn't "take" :) Usually it is heat or humidity that does it to me :)
thank you thank you thank you again for having the girls. it was such a treat for me.
I love that the kids are so good at entertaining themselves. Although it is crazy it's so nice when the weather allows them to express themselves outside. Love their imagination.
I'm very fond of Megan's adoration for Randy. I wonder where it comes from?
ps i just found out he's on his way home :)
You are so kind with watching Amy's girls! I love that they can entertain themselves if they are well fed!
I love having a house full of kids -
In Oregon - they plant green around the driveway like that. You can pretend that you meant to do that. I personally think the green outline is charming!
Tomato? Sprout? So cute! I love that a little is so attached to your guy...
The chalk furniture is my FAVORITE. Whitney's idea, I'm sure of it.
She is just great. I love her brains.
Tomato and Sprout, eh? That's just plain cute.
I love the room drawings outside. That looks like a game I would have really enjoyed as a child.
I am impressed over and over again with your willingness to take extra children to give someone else a break. You're a rock star!
I offer to watch my nieces and nephews and have only been taken up on the offer once. I love having cousins play together for hours, it's what I remember doing as a child. You're a great aunt!
We have so may weeds on the side of our driveway, it's killing me. Not enough to get rid of them yet though.
when i saw the kids on the driveway in the sun in their swimsuits my initial thought were they were going to get hot quick but that was me projecting our weather onto you. i'm SO glad you don't have our weather. 69 sounds just delightful. i think it is going to be close to 99 here today!
Sidewalk chalk is a huge favorite here. However, we now have a gravel drive. This may kill Pix. And yes, it is lined by weeds, but not so nicely segmented as yours.
I love that the kids picked their own segment of the drive. That's hilarious.
I only mind having a house full of kids if a kid is a bossy want-to-think-they-know-it-all. Then I lose my patience. I just don't put up with it, really.
69 degrees? Are you kidding me? Is there no mercy for the East Coast?!
Two nights? Yowza.
Aw, Randy has a fan club! It's nice to be loved. I've recently won over one of my Nursery kids and he l-o-v-e-s me now. It's awesome.
Let's see, the first of the cousin outside lunches...Do you know what we're missing around here for it to officially be summer? Some public pool time!
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