Laundry

so in the midst of all our outdoor swimming fun I have neglected a few serious house things.  One being the laundry... it's absolutely amazing to me how much laundry a family of 4 actually produces.  I can only imagine what it would be like if our family were bigger :)  The point here is that I did not do ANY laundry for a little over a week (sh... don't judge--- we were having LOTS of pool time).  Needless to say all 3 of the tall laundry baskets were full, as well as the little one with Rory's clothes, as well as some on the floor of the laundry room.  (should've taken a pic just to get my point across here)!  Well, 20 millions loads later (DRUMROLL PLEASE)  there is only a towel, some wash cloths, and one dress (Roar's) in there now!  It took 3 days of almost back to back loads but every thing is laundered, folded, hung up and, most importantly, PUT AWAY!  YAAAY!  Of course this only happened because we actually spent a few days at home...  but the point is that it's done, AND I DIDN"T just throw the clean clothes unfolded on the floor (which I have been known to do!)

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here are some pics from a weekend with Uncle Matt, Kai, Katie and George (friends).  We watched them Friday night and the next morning for a little while too.  My plan was to play outside for the majority, but then it rained!  So we improvised with some inside fun.  First off, my friend Michelle graciously gave us some spaghetti casseroles for dinner so that I wouldn't have to cook.  And while ALL the kids LOVED it.... feeding 5 children spaghetti was not the best idea :)  Essentially they all had to be hosed off BEFORE bath time!  I did baths in rounds too.  The babies went first, and then Kai, and then the big girls.  Well, while Uncle Matt was diapering and putting pjs on the babies and Kai, and I was just starting to get the girls out, Kai threw a big bouncy ball into jace's ceiling fan and busted the light bulb EVERYWHERE.  I am ashamed to say that I said a (hush, hush, don't judge me here) BAD word...  so Matt herded the kids to the living room while I vacuumed and cleaned up her room so that they wouldn't cut their little feet.  After that, it was DEFINITELY bed time!  Rory, George & Kai went right down, no problems there.  But I made the mistake of letting the girls lay down in my bed to watch a movie together...  I should have put Jace down first.  She'd have been out like a light (seeing as how she DOES NOT nap anymore).  Instead, she decided it would be fun to torture her friend, Katie, by stealing her Pooh bear and sitting on it!!!  But finally, after an hour or so they were both asleep!  They all slept well too.  George got up at 6:45 and the rest followed suit shortly after that.  I had to promise Katie banana pancakes and OJ for breakfast to get her to go to sleep so that was of course the first thing we did.  But everyone ate, everyone was in a great mood, and there had not been one meltdown yet... BUT it was definitely raining out.  SO 5 kids stuck inside would definitely lead to some tears I thought.  But instead we crafted for awhile:  we made our names with glue and glitter, and played with playdough, and the girls made fairy wands decorated with glitter and pompoms!  They thought the glitter was pretty fun... and there is STILL glitter in the kitchen in some spots!  But I don't mind.  Next we moved on to dress up and that entertained them for a good while... they dressed up and danced and had tea parties with ALL the stuffed animals (and they graciously let the babies play too).  Well, then Matt and I decided to build them a sheet tent in the dining room....  THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!  IT WAS A BIG HIT!  That entertained them for HOURS....  It was actually a pretty wonderful weekend, as the pics show for themselves.   

Rory's fridge toys....

...were finally located at the bottom of trey's laundry basket in the laundry room.  And since I am a million loads behind, they have been missing for over a week.  She'll be happy to see them tomorrow I'm sure.  Jace, on the other hand, will not be.  She's probably the one who put them there to begin with.  For some reason, when Roar plays with these particular toys, Jace gets pretty annoyed.  I actually think its hilarious that Jace had the mind to take them OFF the fridge, march DOWN the hallway stealthily, MANEUVER the laundry room door open (it has what's suppose to be a child proof handle on it but she knows how to open them---- so NOT Jace proof) and DIG out her Daddy's clothes, PUT the toys in the taller laundry basket,  and THEN PILE HIS CLOTHES BACK ON TOP!  Mean for sure, but pretty funny all the same!

Eventually...

.... I will post again something worthwhile to read.  We are EXHAUSTED over here... we have been swimming all day, every day for about a week.  I promise, pictures and stories are coming :)

Jace napped today....

.... she's STILL awake.  She's been in a fabulous mood though.... I miss that in the afternoon.  downside?  she won't be in a good mood tomorrow!

I love....

being productive!  I feel like it happens too rarely these days....

Whining?

do they ever outgrow it?  Lord, help my nerves.  Grace me with more patience please.

Roar.........

is starting to grow into her nickname.................

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