well, this picture is most of my kids and my sister's. my son and her daughter are missing from the picture and my brother's son is in this pic. and all of them and 4 adults spent the night in my house last night! i have one brother and one sister and we each have six kids. unbelievable--or crazy--depending on how you look at it. my sister came down from georgia and has been here since new years eve. so fun to see her and my nieces and nephews. my brother and his wife and kids were also here for new years eve and it was a blast. we got to watch the ball go up (inside joke!), play, light fireworks and let the cousin's go wild together. they had so much fun. it is amazing to me that you can get family together after a long absence and they all totally connect and relate and just enjoy being together.
my sister went back today and david packed up all the girls and him and dennis headed for utah to take brianne back to school. i had a minute of being completely emotional and missing them and realizing that brianne is gone again and i debated driving the truck to catch up with them, but i stayed and i will try and enjoy the quiet and get some scrapping in. funny how as a mom you yearn for some alone time, some peace and quiet and then when you get it all you want is for them to come home...L
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What a crowd...Haley looks soo excited to be there. Happy New Year Lisa!
Well I have a 3 year old so I don't know about wanting them to come back :) LOLOL
Your story reminded me of when my dad drove me down here in AZ to go to college. I found out years later that my mom, who was amazingly strong, bawled that entire first weekend I was gone.
What a fun time you must have had with so much family in the house! Seriously! Sometimes I wish I had a larger family to have chaos at the holidays. ;)
Enjoy the time alone and relish it while you have it. They are coming back soon enough...
Those moments come to me too Lisa but as Captain Jack Sparrow says...."I like to wave at them as they pass by." LOL
Phew -- that's a house full. Sorry Brianne is back in school :( I know how much you love spending time with her. Hopefully you're enjoying your free tiem away from the littler ones. :)
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