And then there were SIX!

My sister-in-law Angie, asked me quite some time ago if I'd be up to the challenge of watching her 5 girls while her and her husband went on a cruise with some friends.  Of course I told her yes, because on top of getting to spend a week with her 5 girls, I was also going to get to spend a week with my family.  At first I was totally excited about this.... but as time went on, I started getting really nervous that I wasn't going to be able to handle 6 kids all at once.  And to add to my stress, I would be taking care of TWO babies that are only 2 months apart!  Originally, when I had told her yes, Trey was still a wee baby and was not at the stage of crawling around and getting into everything.  So I thought, "Sure, no problem!"  Ha, little did I know just how difficult he would be!  As it turns out, her kids were a piece of cake.  It was MY child who gave me a few gray hairs.  I guess that's to be expected when you throw a baby, who is used to having ALL of my attention, into a house full of GIRLS who are taking away all that one-on-one time Trey is so used to.  BUT, after it was all said and done, I am so glad I did it, and loved every second I got to spend with these sweet girls!

The first day started out like this....

 And as time went on....

Went a little something like this.....

 [Gotta love the pink high chair and flowery bib!]

I love this face.

She is looking at me like, "what is his problem?"

Poor Lydia tried all week to be Trey's friend.  She would give him hugs, TRY to give him kisses, ride on his back, and pat his head.

Trey on the other hand was NOT a fan.  His response was quite similar to the picture above.

As long as we kept them entertained and seperated, they were happy.

They quite liked the rides in the doll strollers.

Although Trey appears a little too big for his.  :)

Don't worry, they did eventually tolerate each other.... and occasionally even had fun together.

 

 They gave us quite the concert. :)

Jadyn and I became the best of buds.  I get a kick out of some of the things she says!

She set up a this tea set for her and her sisters to have a tea party when they got home from school.

We ate lots of yummy food...

I made them my grandmas famous swedish pancakes.  Complete with fruit, powdered sugar, and whipped cream.  They were a hit!  (Minus Jadyn who stuck with her good ol' syrup)

And we also went out to eat quite a few times...

 

I made quite the spectacle walking into a restaurant with 6 kids.

At one restaurant we asked the waitress if she thought these were all my kids and she said, "well yes, I figured you must have had the oldest when you were REALLY young, and I just assumed the babies were twins!"

HAHAHA!  Apparently I can pull off having a 13 year old!  Scary!

This sweet little girl got some kind of stomach bug and threw up a couple of times, on top of having multiple blow outs.  It was so sad.  I can't count how many outfits we went through in a week with this girl.
Despite the fact that she was sick, she was still still her happy-go-lucky self.  Thank goodness no one else got sick.

A few random pics throughout the week...

The girls playing with Tay's new hamster.

Kenna reading to Trey

Cheese!

All ready for church.

I am glad I got to spend a week with these girls.  They really were so much fun.  I couldn't have done it without the help of the oldest girls.  They were a HUGE help!!  I hope someday my kids are as well behaved as all these girls were.  Ang... you have a GREAT family!!  Love you girlies!!