OUR HOUSE

We had the BEST weekend ever! Well, at least I thought so. We spent the weekend relaxing with friends and family. It started with a trip to Kings Island. The boys have become so brave. They wanted to ride every and all roller coasters they could. This was no easy feat seeing as that I am in my second trimester. I feel terrible that I can't ride all the rides with them, but we did what we could. Thanks to Mimi, they were able to ride many more rides than they could have with me alone. The rest of the weekend, the kids played baseball, hopscotch, bubbles, soccer and football. We also had a few of our closest friends over to have the first of (hopefully) many cookouts of the summer. Food was great, company was awesome! Now, if only I could have had a few cocktails...come on October... It is amazing how well all of our kids play together. My friend Mandy has kids very close in age to ours. So, the kids play together as if they were siblings, themselves. It seems unlikely, but it is almost relaxing to spend an afternoon with six kids ages six and under. We are so blessed to have such great friends in our lives and in the lives of our kids.  The kids AND adults had a blast.  We also celebrated Aaron's 35th birthday together!  Can you believe it?  He doesn't look a day over 30 and doesn't act a day over two...lol  I love all the pictures taken this weekend. The one picture that cracks me up is the one with Trevor and the juice. Most or all of you know that the only drink Trevor will ingest is water. I think since every other kid wanted juice during dinner, he felt left out. He asked for juice and pretended to drink it for about 30 seconds before quietly asking me for water. So funny. I think it is great that he only drinks water. Great, but a little odd. Oh well, to each his own, right? We had a campfire Saturday evening and the boys (Aaron, Trevor and Caleb) had their first of many campouts. They read Captain Underpants by the fire and sang campfire songs before falling asleep in the tent under the stars. On Sunday, we were once again able to relax as a family. We spent the afternoon playing outside and spent the evening watching Spiderman while cuddling on the couch. It was wonderful and gave me many happy memories to remember for a lifetime.