Library Cards!

We visit the library weekly, both to enjoy the activities there and to bring new books home to read. The maximum number of items you can check out is 30. That wasn't a problem when I was going with just a couple of babies, but now I have 4.5 small people picking out books, plus the ones I need! (N is the half...his attention span is not quite up to par with browsing through rows of books. He and L just chill in the stroller!) 

So, today, the 4 bigs got their own library card! Yay! We're doing the summer reading program, and they each got their own library backpack as their first prize from that, so now they are really set! 

Waiting patiently for the lady to put them in the computer system. Please note the "closed" sign. Apparently if you fill out four different forms with four different kids standing (somewhat still and quiet) next to you, two babies in a stroller, and 5 bags of books to check out, they fear you will hold up the lines forever and they open a special one just for you! :-)

We love our library! 

Confession...

See this happy little man? Well, the past two days he has been quite unhappy. :-(. He and N both got hand-foot-mouth disease. This stuff is awful! They have not been eating or sleeping well, so when L fell asleep in the car today, I was not about to risk waking him up. 

Confession: I turned the car around, visited a drive through and then drove around for almost an hour while little man slept and everyone else munched on chicken and french fries. It was so not a Pinterest worthy lunch or activity, but this is real sleep-deprived-mom-of-6 life y'all! 

For a great read on a Pinterest worthy life, check out this post:

http://www.feminagirls.com/2013/06/26/gods-board/#more-5761

Going Swimming

We've been swimming!!! the kids love, love, love it and we go a few times every week. We are thankful to be able to go swimming so often as its been pretty hot and the kids need some energy release! My aunt and uncle live about 10 miles away, and they have a pool that we are welcome to use regularly. I'm so grateful that they are willing to share their blessings with us! None of our kids know how to swim yet, so the first time we went we all hung out on the steps. Next stop? Target! Now the 4 oldest have life jackets and those have turned them into little fish. They are all over the pool by themselves leaving just the two little guys for us to wrangle. Pretty enjoyable! 

Now some pics...what blog post is complete without pictures of my cute kiddos?! :-)

Ready to swim! 

The big boys! 

The girls! 

The 4 bigs, mid jump! 

So much fun! 

N likes to jump too! 

N swimming with mommy! 

L and Daddy! 

B loves to swim and is fast! 

H having a great time! 

C swimming laps! 

N and J playing!

L had too much fun! Sweet boy! 

Playing Dress-up!

Going Shopping

I took all 6 of the kids shopping for the first time today. We hit up Target and the local farmers market. It went really well! They were really good and I'm proud of them. The cashier at Target said: "I see you have a daycare." ... I wish you could've seen her face (as well as the people in line behind me) when I explained that they were all mine! LOL! 

The girls got super cute new hats...I did too! I'll post a pic of them soon! :-)

I bought 10 loaves of bread and 4 whole free range turkeys, plus lots of produce! That might feed us for a couple of weeks! 

Love my Ergo and that it allows me to snuggle this sweet baby even more! 

Dream Night

We were blessed to be able to attend "Dream Night" at the zoo this evening. It was an event for families that we received tickets to from our amazingly awesome adoption caseworker! All of the extra activities at the zoo (rides, animal feedings) were free, there were prizes, a book giveaway, character meet and greet, and catering from one of my favorites, Chick Fil A! The kids really enjoyed riding the carousel! 

We also had some family bonding cheering for each other on the monkey bars at the zoo playground! This was L's first time to try them out and he was thrilled to be a part of things! 

(Please notice how cute he is!!!) 

Our family...with a cow! 

Meeting some princesses! C was not interested in doing this! LOL!

Just Some Fun Pics!

We've officially been a family of 8 for a couple of weeks now, and I wanted to share a few pictures of the fun we've been having as we grow together!

Evening walk/ride as a family!

Learning how to play baseball! 

Fishing from their ship! 

What can I say? He's 2. He's a boy.  It's mud...

These two are helping me cook! 

C playing with Little People!

B and H play well together! 

N was still long enough for a non-blurry pic! 

Sweet Baby L! 

J wanted me to French braid her hair...

Not bad for my first time I guess. I have a lot to learn about girly stuff though!