Summer time fun!

My friend, Katie, and her kids came over to play today. Ella-Ann is one of Anna-Kate's best friends at church--Anna-Kate has been so excited for her friend to come swim and play!! They got here early and we went straight to the pool. The girls swam, played and traded floats while Ryan made me look like a wet rat as he jumped in repeatedly, Rane floated happily and Jack slept (and all the angels sang, "hallelujah"!).

We came home to eat. The girls inhaled their lunch and ran upstairs and locked themselves in Anna-Kate's room for the next 3 1/2 hours. They played SO well! Katie and I had the best time chatting, uninterrupted, for the afternoon--what a treat! It's especially fun to talk with Katie because we are so much alike. We share almost all quirks and personality traits. Too funny, and so nice to feel so normal, ha! :)

The only picture I got of the girls today.



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Yesterday I got a call from Jonathan that Leigh-Ann was extremely sick and could I watch the kids. Of course! So, we had 5 kids under age 5 yesterday. Wow. There was a bit of refereeing at first, but they all played really well together and the little ones napped so well! Yay!

After naps they watched a movie (ahh, the secret to two 2 year olds and 2 four year olds sitting quietly...):



And then, evidently, the girls had way more sway than the boys over the group activity. :)

Discussing their options: