Visiting the Party of Six

On September 17th we took off into the blue sky to visit my brother, SIL, one nephew and three nieces. They live in Atlanta {or pretty close} and since we are 11+ hours away we are not able to get there often. So this was quite the treat to go to their house for a visit. But I must confess that our trip definitely had a two-fold purpose. The Hogs and the Dawgs were playing each other on Saturday and the "boys" {Cory, my brother and my nephew} would be attending.

Now let me set the scene for you on the weekend in general -- 5 children 4 years of age and under with 4 adults -- we were outnumbered. Ha! The weekend was full of excitement, children running around, babies getting their diapers changed, naptimes (their children napping better than mine, ha!), lots of baths, feeding baby food and lots of playtime. Needless to say that I am sad about the number of pictures that I did not take! It was just not like me but I was soaking up every minute of the action.


My youngest niece, Story, is 4 months old. She is one day shy of 3 months younger than Lincoln. Neither of them were on the move {yet! Lincoln is now army crawling everywhere} so they were definitely the easiest to catch in a picture together. Here they are playing "together" or as "together" as a 4 month old and 7 month old can.

The sweet babies all dressed up after church and they are holding hands!

And I, of course, had to get a picture with the 2 babies.

Sweet, sweet Tilly and me.

Tilly helping "Court" give Lincoln his bath. She LOVES LOVES Cory! Wherever Cory was she was not too far behind him. And whenever she would fall or get upset she would go to Cory first. She already knows where she is going to get the most sympathy!

I am so so so sad that I did not attempt a picture with all five babies, umm...I mean 2 babies, one very active toddler and 2 mature children (they will always ALL be babies to me!). There was just WAY too much going on. I promise myself that next time I will attempt it even if the whole thing is a bust! I didn't even get a picture of Carter and Summer! That is just not like me!

But I did get this picture and I L.O.V.E it! It is definitely a framer and probably one of my favorite pics of all time. Lincoln and my brother David at the airport as he was dropping us off.

We had such a fabulous time! They were AMAZING host and hostesses with yummy food, a comfy bed and constant entertainment from 4 sweet and precious kiddos. I am thankful for a sister-in-law who is also a dear friend and a great resource when it comes to mommy advice. I picked her brain some and know I will be asking her lots more questions in the future. And I always love to go to my brother's church and hear him preach. I couldn't help but think of his first sermon at PPBC and how far he has come. He is clear communicator that teaches with clarity and a passion for the Word of God. It makes me proud! I love my family.

{In case you haven't noticed.}