The simple joys

Being awakened to the sound of kids laughing and running is a sweet and simple joy...one that I got to experience this morning :) My friends had to be somewhere from 8 to 5 and asked me to stay with their 4 kids...since they had to leave around 7 I decided to spend the night and start the morning with them.

Breakfast and baths were done by 9am and the kids began their chores mixed in with random play time. I started the dishes and knocked a glass of water all over the clean ones....big surprise! I am probably the clumsiest person I know so....
Next came cries from the other room, "Zoey threw up!" (Zoey is the dog)...ok, dog puke, water spill..check, check

Next I started the laundry...the clothing in the dryer was REALLY loud so I thought I'd check it out....here's what I found: a bracelet, a little red toy car and ....a rock! Haha....2 boys and 2 girls...no surprise! Oh yeah... a stick, a key... make that two and one of those penny souvenirs from disneyland! From the laundry room we hit the trampoline where I proceeded to do the "robot" and say "I'm a robot, I'm talking like a robot"...the kids watched in awe and said, "where did you learn to do that?!" haha

After lunch and watching some Cat in the Hat (the old version) we were so hot we went swimming in the bathtub in our bathing suits....even me :) This activity was filled with "surprise" bubbles, singing "I wish I was a little bar of soap" and well just good old fashioned fun. Ok, I know it's hot here today but seriously what am I thinking desiring to be on a tropical mission field??? Maybe it's God's way of getting me to shower more....TMI!

Next the girls painted their nails and the boys built a fort in the living room...I now have bright pink fingernails and bright blue toenails....totally 80's!

Alright, then the heat got the better of me again...before the nail polish could even dry I loaded the kids in the van for any air conditioned place I could find! We found our way to Target where the kids each bought a $1 toy and I got a lot of "are they ALL yours?!". After about an hour we headed home and as we pulled into the driveway I joyfully discovered that their youngest (who just turned 3) was asleep...aah ...nice! I carried him into the house and laid him down, as I took off his shoes he looked up at me and said, "I no wanna go nigh nigh".... I said, "shh, you don't have to" as he faded back to sleep :)

To finish off the day we made pizzas and watched Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! :) I am so blessed to have so many wonderful families in my life and to get to be a part of theirs. Awesome day!