on the last day of spring break 3 of my kids had a friend over.
so the house had 8 kids.
but i realized something….it was so quiet.
so i went from room to room with my camera.
everyone was completely occupied and had no need to bother anyone else.
Room #1 – barbie play
Room #2 – NCAA basketball tournaments
Room #3 – playing house
Room #4 – playing basketball
the boys' room is being redone…KU blue…it's very….blue?
Room #5 – important phone conversations
and i was busy unpacking from utah, preparing for jenny's visit and everything else that moms do.
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now it's friday again.
i am so glad.
do you think we will have a big snowstorm that will keep us all cuddled up in side this weekend?
highly doubtful.
Rach - OK, ummmmm, my husband wants to move into the blue room!! If we had the room for a basketball net inside our house, he would be all over it! LOVE IT!
Stephanie Howell - Love the photos. And I’m slightly in LOVE with your house. I made my mom come over and look at the photo album of your house. HEE! Hope you had a beautiful weekend!~
xo
Jeanne - When the house is usually that quiet it means something BAD is going down in MY house:-)
Stephanie Crews - I’ve been dying to ask…what color is your foyer??? It says Pea Soup, is that the name? Who is it by? I need that color bad! I’m loving it! Love your blog, too.
Leigh Ann - Looks like everyone had a great day. Meg, please stop by my blog to read a prayer request for a sweet little baby girl with Downs and a whole host of complications from a recent surgery. Her name is Remi, she is 3 weeks old and is fighting for her life. I know how successful you were in helping to get prayer going for Clara and was hoping you could help me spread the word about Little Remi. If you would like more info you can email me @ Labbab@aol.com.
I would appreciate if you could post a prayer request for Remi on your blog. On a happier note, I stopped to see my great neice today and she had on a tee you made for her with her initials, MK! So cute! I’ll take my camera next time and send you her picture!
Blessings~
Leigh Ann
Kelly O. - Hi there,
didn’t know if this would interest you or your readers but chaletgirl is having a vintage sheet swap. yOu can check it out here
http://chaletgirl.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/vintage-sheet-swap/
I’m totally pumped for it!
Kelly O.
kasey - so the basketball hoop would SO not hold up on my awesome plaster walls.
wish the boys could have one…..
Sandy - Like Holly, I had noticed Lauren talking on a “retro” phone. I was surprised she wasn’t on a cell phone. As always, love you, your family and your house!
chas at the wild raspberry - what a great time!
rock chock jayhawks…..
chasity
Amber - Love your blog and everything within it! Reading about your house bustling with activity (as quiet as it may have been today) makes my life with 2 toddlers seem boring. 😉 Gotta add that you and your husband must be the coolest parents with that gigantic basketball hoop in the bedroom! I think I’m gonna have to replicate that idea some day!
Lisa - IT’S ALWAYS NICE WHEN THAT HAPPENS. EVEN THOUGH IT’S NOT VERY OFTEN.
HUGS FROM MAINE
Wendy - Playdates are the best (most of the time). Happy Weekending!
Nicole Quiring - Love the indoor basketball idea.
Shannan - Lauren is Stunning. I can’t get over it. And I love that a previous commenter referred to her being on an “old time” phone. I had to scroll back up to take a look, sure that I would find her on a avocado green rotary wall-mount! I promise, I’m not 95 years old…
Ruth - Your house looks so fun! Oh and that beach car you linked to in your sidebar – love it. Life would be pretty sweet riding around in one of those beauties!
Trina McNeilly - talk about perfect preoccupation! Have a delightful weekend!
xx Trina
Alyssa - See you have as many rooms as you do kids so that work out for you. Love the pictures. My fav is the “playing house” how sweet is that. A goody to pull out when they are in high school.
Laura - your posts are better than reality tv. Why is that? I just totally enjoy the sneak peek into a mothers day to day life. Maybe it is the reassurance that no, I am NOT alone, as much as I do feel that way often. Or is it the fact that you bring to mind MY every day, right in front of, and how fabulous and bright and beautiful each God given moment truly is.
And you capture it so beautifully.
And then you share it.
And now excuse me..I have some every day moments to capture…
have a blessed and lovely weekend!
Jeremie Shaffer - love the indoor basketball goal!!!
Staci - It’s true!!! Sometimes, even though there are more “bodies”…and if they ALLLL get along…it’s almost…dare I say this???? Easier??? I LOVE the KU blue room 🙂 Glad everyone had fun…and you got to get some stuff done 😉
Keri - Yes, playdates are the best! Makes mommy’s life so much easier!
gina - I always say- the more friends invited over- the quieter it is for me.
Nice shots of daily life. 🙂
Holly - Your daughter is on an old tyme phone:)
traci - i loved it when the kids were younger and had friends over. kept them busy and really kept me entertained. i loved seeing what their imaginations would come up with. and hearing all their laughter. priceless. usually they weren’t in the house though. they only came in for lunch. imagine that.
Lazy Mom Leslie - I’m at that point too. I love that the kids can entertain themselves and have fun doing it! Can’t wait to see the boys room all done.
purejoy - sooo scary when all you hear is quiet… so awesome that they were all occupied. and the only thing scarier than UK blue in a room is UT orange. nuff said!
Regina (QueenieBee) - Things also go better around our house when everyone has a friend over. Divide & conquer, divide & conquer…that’s my motto!
The blue room with the basketball hoop looks like waaaaayyy too much fun, and I WILL NOT show my son that photo! 😉