Friday night was game night, so Robyn and Jared were here with their 3 kids, along with Lori, and then Landon had a friend over, so we had 9 kids and 5 adults in our micro home.
It ended up being a fun night and the kids were not a problem. They played together and watched a movie, and really didn't bug us at all.
We played a new game called Citadel, which ended up being really fun. We were all glad to be learning it BEFORE Adam so that we might end up having a chance to win the next time they join us.
The girls always seem to be eating (which makes me crazy) so I tried to be prepared by setting out boxes of cereal for them. They still managed to need help and complained about the cereal choices (hello...we had 5 good choices!).
Landon went to play at Lucas' house (sweet escape from the girls), and Lori and I took the girls swimming at the bubble. I don't know why we decided to do this, it required much effort and involved blue lips and teeth chattering from the smaller girls. I think they had a good time, but it wiped me out and made for a whole lot of laundry. (Towels in winter can't dry on the fence.)
Robyn saved me by recruiting Lori and taking all the kids (minus Landon) to a dollar movie Saturday afternoon. That gave me a chance to clean things up enough to feel sane again and to flee to the cozy for reading and a nap. I don't know if my blood sugar had crashed or what, but I was seriously wasted.
Also, Randy and Jared went to pick up the new armoire!!! You can see it in the background of this video, but I'll post about it later.
Sunday morning was fine, though Randy and I would occasionally find ourselves huddled in a corner away from all the kids conferring about why we were both feeling so crazy. We decided that our previous times babysitting the cousins have taken place in the summer, so they're outside more to play and to eat, and they don't need coats and things. Our coat closet is so small it literally couldn't hold 3 more small jackets! (Serenity now!)
The girls were sung to during primary, so that was pretty cute. Both Tess and Megan looked very serious during this and told me later they were nervous. Tess ended up getting to be in the class Randy teaches, and told me he did a good job because he brought pretzels.
Bella went to class with Whitney and ended up being helpful and quiet in class. She smiled when we sang to her in primary, and even answered a question later and was called "the smart visitor" by our music person.
It was quite a switch for us to have 7 of us at the dinner table instead of our usual 4. We found out the girls don't like mashed potatoes (what?!) and that Randy's roast is better than theirs because it's not so dry. Ha.
We had Family Home Evening together and that ended up being quite fun. Landon gave us a lesson about Joseph Smith, then we played the compliment game (someone stands in the middle of the room and then compliments everyone else). Everyone seemed happy with the many compliments they received.
The girls have moved on to stay with Robyn. My mom was supposed to be taking care of them M-W this week, but hurt her back so badly last week that she's incapacitated. Not good.
**Do you ever tend cousins for several days at a time?
Do constant requests for food drive you crazy?
Have you played Citadel?**
Do constant requests for food drive you crazy?
Have you played Citadel?**
