The house was BURSTING!

Just when you thought it was IMPOSSIBLE to have any more children...a few more show up. Luckily none of these were permanent! However we did get to see how our Van handles when filled with 11 people (9 of them kids!)
We were asked to babysit for Teags sisters and so we moved up to 8 kids in the house. Then we went to my niece's birthday party and left with Ian so that brings us to happy number 9! We were tempted to try and find another kid somewhere just to say the van was at capacity~ but no we decided enough was enough.

Here they are eating the lovely dinner we made...don't they look happy!

Next it was Slip N Slide time again. It was colder this time, but in they went and all sat shivering for me to get a picture!

Doesn't Ian look like he's having fun?

And Last...Teag sports his new shades! Cool Dude...huh?

Have no fears ~ we will be back to a mere 6 children by tomorrow night!

Sounds peaceful doesn't it?

Belly Dancing at the Wedding!

Yes I have more pictures from Laura and Frank's wedding! It's been hard to find the time to get everything posted at the same time. But~I almost forgot to post the belly dancing pictures!

The girls were obsessed with the belly dancer and she was nice enough to give the kids a lesson. All the cousins gathered in the circle and...

as you can see the girls were very into it!!

This was definitely Carissa favorite part of the wedding!

Arms up!
Swing hips!
Now dance!

Slip N' Slide

We were so happy to have great weather this Memorial Day weekend! Although I thought it was a bit cold for the water...the kids thought it was perfect! So we pulled out the slide~turned on the water and FUN~FUN~SPLASH!

Ab goes first...

Watch out for Carissa...she's a little wild!

Meg wanted to stay dry, but was HAPPY to help out her siblings!

It's wild and crazy Jay...

and Last but not least was Julz...a little more cautious than the rest,

but got just as wet!

I'll post the picture of Genna on the side wall (pictures on right)~ she had fun too!

Our Family???

This is the picture of our "funny" family! Aren't we a sight to behold?

I guess you can dress us up~but you can't take us out!

The Wedding

The wedding was a two part-er...so here are a few pictures of day 1 an day 2.

Here we are at the court house on Friday. Laura and Frank are ready to exchange vows but are waiting for the Judge to get everything together.

(Notice part of the Jury in the background~hehe)

The verdict is in...Married!
Here is the whole crew of new cousins...don't they look...happy?

This is wedding day 2...the formal ceremony.

Flower petals were scattered, & personal vows exchanged.

Here is the lovely couple!

(attire was inspired by a "Renaissance" theme)

Frank and Laura cut the cake with the sword while the girls look on.

Away for the weekend...

SOOOO we went to PA for the wedding of Laura and Frank! This was exciting, but no small task! We loaded our "bus" for it's first real trip. Packed to the brim with 6 kids-2 adults-and one large puppy...and of course enough things to keep them all happy for 4 days, we ventured out!

Here are a few pictures of the cabin we stayed in. It was brand spanking new...so as you can imagine was a bit nervous. But the kids were able to have fun and it was exactly right for us to stay in and not be cramped. (I couldn't have imagined us all in two small B&B rooms.)

Are we having fun or what?

This is the dinning room and Living room!~ Favorite part...the TV!

The kitchen was great...all new everything! I was a little sad to leave it!

This is the upstairs balcony...two bedrooms were off this space

and as you can see Julz or Jay slept out here too.

A Poem...By Jay

SISTER’S

SISTER’S, SISTER’S. I GOT 4 SISTER’S.
THEY COME FROM ALL AROUND. IT’S LIKE I’M IN A
TWISTER! SISTER’S, SISTERS. THAT’S ALL I SEE! IT’S
NOT REALLY MAKIN ME VERY HAPPY. I GOT A
BROTHER, BUT HE’S JUST A BABY! I GOT 4 SISTER’S
AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, I REFER TO THEM AS
LAZY. WELL NOW YOU KNOW, JUST HOW CRAZY, I
HAVE BECOME, BEFORE I WAS BABY!


BY: JAY