What a weekend!

This past weekend has been BUSY! But we wouldn't have it any other way. It started out with Grandma Jane's Retirement Party. Aunt Julie hosted and provided the delicious food and entertainment. Lucas was ready for bed, but he stuck it out and acted as if he owned the place.

On Saturday morning we got three more children! Our darling nieces Charlotte (almost 8), Amelia (5) and Beatrice (2) spend the weekend with us while their parents went to LA. Life with 4 children is certainly busier, but so much fun. Lucas was in heaven all weekend because he had three older sisters doting after him all the time. We loved the weather... and spent lots of time playing outside.

Cute Bea on the Mickey Mouse walker... she loves Mickey.

Amelia loved Lucas' dump truck, and she and Charlotte played all day.

The girls taught Lucas how to write on the chalk board. Andy and I were so excited. He has never grasped the concept to write, but he just picked up the chalk and started scribbling away. He kept switching the chalk from right hand to left so we don't know if he will be like his momma (right handed) or like his daddy and grandma tracy (left handed).

Lucas has only had apple juice and white grapeftuit so when he found Bea's sippy with lemonade he was VERY happy.

We made it to church a few minutes late.. but only lasted through sacrament. In our defense we had three kids who needed naps and we got a new Bishop so sacrament meeting was almost 2 hours. We came home, ate dinner, and played some more.

Bea and Lucas are best friends. All weekend we would say, "Where is Lucas?" " Where is Bea?" and we would always find them playing together in the playroom. Needless to say he was so sad when she had to leave tonight. He gave her the biggest hug, it was so cute.
My favorite quotes from the weekend...

Whenever the doorbell rings our dog barks and we always say, "It's OK Isabelle". So after the 4th time this weekend Bea turn to the dog crate and says, "It's OK Isabelle" in her sweet little voice. It is amazing to me how much kids catch on.

We left Andy at church because he had to teach his 10 year olds and when we got in the car Amelia asked how Andy was going to get home. Then she replied, "Oh duh, he'll catch a taxi".

Andy was picking on me about where all the ice cream went (he ate it all) and so we took a vote to see who everyone thought ate it. When everyone voted Andy he asked, "girls who have you known longer, me or Jillian?" implying they should side with him since they known him longer. To which Amelia replied, "what does Knowing andy longer have to do with who we vote for?" oh the innocence of children, we all got a good laugh. Amelia is the same little girl who said she wanted to be a Teenager when she wanted to grow up on her primary spotlight form. Hilarious.

I am excited to take bath tonight and relax! Life with 4 kids is crazy, I don't know how my mom (and dad) did it!