A couple of weeks ago, my favorite nieces spent the week with us. My sister and her hubby went to WestPoint, NY for a 10-year school reunion. I was pretty nervous to watch the girls…and my boys…all at once. I have watched them before- but not for such a long time. Usually it was just Abi by herself.
I think I was mainly worried about the scheduling of school drop off & pick up, soccer practice & games. There was also the fact that they would miss their parents. I wasn’t sure how I would handle that.
It wasn’t really that bad. They are really pretty good girls, and my boys & her girls usually get along very well.
The boys had one room, and the girls another. Abi slept in my room.
It worked out great!
Zoey is my little nature girl. She spent most of her time outside looking for snails, insects, worms & lizards. Don’t tell her mom I let her outside even though it rained most of the week.
When she wasn’t outside playing,she was playing with the guinea pigs. The girls love them- and the pigs love the girls, too. They don’t usually get that much attention.
We even gave them a bath, they love to swim in the tub!
When the big kids were at school, Abi went to work with me.
I think I worked her too hard…isn’t she precious?
John dropped off and picked up the boys from school,
and I dropped off and picked up the girls.
It was pretty exciting the day a “tiger” showed up at school!
Lachlan is my little chef! She loves to cook- so I let her make spaghetti and meatballs, salad & strawberry shortcakes.
The boys enjoyed having the girls around. They had a great time playing games together. Even Unkie John got in a little play time.
Ahhh- the joys of a nerf gun! I think I went a little deaf with the high pitch squeals (and not just from the girls). Unkie John chased everyone around & around with a nerf gun “shooting” them. They loved it! After the first go around- Abi kept trying to get him to do it again and again! Then she wanted to shoot him back- and of course he let her. He even re-loaded her gun for her.
The girls did miss their parents of course…I did too! I thought it would be fun for them to draw pictures and make cards for them. They really love to craft. What can I say- it runs in the family.
Lachlan saw our “Boo Boo Bunny” and wanted to make one. Everyone had an awesome time creating their bunnies! They all had distinct personalities…just like the kids.
Later Lachlan actually had a little “boo boo” and got to use her bunny. She wants me to see if they have cats, dogs, turtles or unicorns. I am googling it- any suggestions?
After the bunnies were made and left to dry, the girls (and Cody) thought it would be fun to make tiny little pom-pom babies. And of course there was a little play dough fun too.
Next time I will have to find more crafts for everyone to do!
Since things were going soooo well. We thought we would be brave and take everyone to breakfast. We were up and ready for soccer- but the soccer fields were rained out.
Las Palapas, here we come…with 5 kids! They all did so well! But don’t get me wrong…I am really good with just my 2 boys. I don’t think I could handle more than that.
All in all a good time was had by everyone! They all had their moments, but we had a great time together. John got to understand how girl dynamics worked. I think he is good with just the 2 boys as well.
The girls were so happy their parents came back. Me Too!
