The Story of Us: Table for 7, please?

For the first time, our family of 7 is together!

I present all our babes! (do we seriously have five kids!?! which in turn means its impossible to get a decent picture!)

Have I ever mentioned how wonderful of a big brother this kid is?! He amazes me at how well he adjusts, cares about and loves his sisters! Its quite obvious how much they love him, too! Although, how can they not, he does just about anything they want him to do. Long ago, when Ava was probably alittle under 2, she already had what we call, the "bosszilla" in her. We used to try correcting her when she would be bossy but Ben would always say, "No, its okay. Whatever Ava wants she can have". Bahahhaa. I bet if this kid only knew he was going to have FOUR sisters, he would of rethought that! :P He lives up to his end of the deal though.

Its always a fun change when he comes to visit us for the summer. Its a transition for all of us. I transition to having another kid not to mention an 8 year old boy, Ava transitions to not being the oldest anymore, and the others follow. We make sure we save lots of time to work on homework (holla home school mamas! you ladies rock!) but also have lots of time to play! Im thankful for the summers we get to spend with him! Plus, being told I make the best dinner than anyone hes ever known and that I "look beautiful today" never hurts to hear :P

We have kept super busy... we go to the park almost daily, playdates, fountain play. indoor play places and indoor bounce houses on rainy days, picnic lunches, water play, Popsicles, play dough, you get the point!