Ben picks a favorite and sticks with it – for a while. These two construction books have been his favorites for the last few weeks. He was determined to bring them in the car with us today and has carried them with him all day. That includes every stop for gas and food. They come inside with us too.
Month: July 2019
Ben is by far the best eater I have had. My kids are all pretty good, but this guy eats first and asks questions later. I’ve made all my favorites while the other kids are away and Ben is happy to eat with me. His favorite out of all of this is mushrooms – silly boy.

We made our first trip the local zoo. Actually, there are a few zoos in the area, but we haven’t been to any of them yet. Our friends were going for the day so we tagged along. Keeping up with this nine kiddos was harder than anticipated since they all wanted to go a different direction, but we had them all at the end!
I knew the weather looked iffy, but we needed an activity for the day. We headed to the lake. Due to the weather, we didn’t see many friends. Of course that didn’t stop my kids. Alex decided to go fishing and caught a fish! Teague made some new friends. Kaitlyn just ate snacks all afternoon. Then it poured! Thankfully it was a quick shower and we waited it out. A little rain never hurt.
Today was the last day with our cousins so after church, we took them to our old house and the pool! Everyone had a great time swimming and jumping in our own private pool.













Scheduling Kaitlyn’s birthday party is always a little tricky. Do we do it early so that we can send invites through the school? Do we do it after the Fourth of July holiday? This year we purposely did it quite late so that her cousins could join in the fun! We planned on a bouncy house and my only fear was rain. I did not even think that it would be the hottest day of the year. The heat index was almost 100. The poor kids wanted to bounce and jump so badly and could only stand the heat for a few minutes at a time. Thankfully we had plenty of drinks and snacks in the air conditioned inside. The kids would play outside and then run inside. I should have done a waterslide blowup!
My nieces have family in New York and were visiting this summer. It only made since for them to come see us for the weekend! My kids were so excited to have their cousins visit and I was curious to see if I could handle all 6 for an entire weekend. The girls arrived today and immediately we pulled out the water slide.
Kaitlyn and Laila have the cutest friendship. Heena bought them matching dresses this summer so of course they wanted to wear them on their playdate today. I had two giggling girls all day. There was a princess sleepover. There was lots of playing in the market. These two would be happy all day together.