On the Wednesday before Easter Sarah, the kids and I headed down to Hilton Head to spend some time with our family down there. We followed each other down, stopped quickly at Chick-fil-a on our way onto the island and went straight in to Nana & Pop-Pop's house to eat lunch. As soon as we were finished eating Sarah and I took turns watching the kids so the other could unpack the car and take the stuff upstairs. Once all our things were inside we took the kids upstairs so we could make beds and get ready for naps. It was a lot to do in a short time but once all the kids were in bed we were able to sit down and relax for a few moments. The big kids all slept in the same room... the boys in the twin beds and the girls on air mattresses. I wish I had gotten a picture while they were all sleeping ... it is so nice to know that they are finally at an age where they are capable of sleeping with their cousins when we all get together at Nana & Pop-Pop's house!
These three kids are some of the most well adjusted, go with the flow kids I have ever been around!! I guess being a family in the military has helped them to be flexible. And when it comes to my sister-in-law, Sarah, words just can't express just how strong she is... she relies on the Lord's strength to get her through and her attitude is and always has been to just do what she has to do, no sense in complaining because God has them right where He wants them!!
During our time down in HHI, the boys spent a lot of time reading books... just like they always do! Whether they are home or somewhere else, I will often find them sitting down with a stack of books. It does my heart good to see how much they love to read and it makes me even more happy when Chase sits down and reads to his younger brothers!
Luke was definitely not fighting for attention... between having Sarah and the kids at our house for four days and then being in HHI with great-grandparents, grandparents and more aunts and an uncle he became spoiled pretty quickly!! :) Tomorrow will be a week since we got home and back to our normal and we're still working on being content on the floor with toys... he is still wanting someone to give him attention 24/7!
We were going nonstop while we were down at Nana & Pop-Pop's house. We were either busy out doing things or busy at home!!
1. Nana playing a game of Go Fish with four of the kids
2. Chase & Jacob spent the longest time "cooking" for Eli
3. Chase & McKenzie enjoying breakfast together
4. Jacob & Maddie sitting at the kid's table together one morning for breakfast
5. Chase & Maddie taking a quick pause from pretending together for a picture
6. Chase & Eli sitting together while watching a show
GG (Great-Grandma) is the one who gives Luke the most attention when we are all together. He puts a smile on her face from ear to ear and it is so special to watch her with her youngest great-grandchild! I have pictures of her feeding every one of my boys around this age so I couldn't let this time get away from me without getting one of those with Luke! And I have to say, he was the happiest when he was sitting with his GG!!
It really was another great visit with family... it is so fun for the kids to play with their cousins and it is so great for us to spend time with the adults!!
Just a quick story before ending... we were riding in the car today and Jacob out of no where says "I miss my cousins!" (This is probably said at least 10 times a day between the two big boys) Charles wondered if he really knew what he was saying or if he was just repeating Chase so we asked him who he was talking about. "McKenzie, Maddie, Micah..." We then went on to ask the boys to tell us the rest of their cousins. "Noah, Colin, Eli..." We told them they had two more and after a second Jacob said Emma and Ben. The car was quiet for a few seconds and then Chase spoke up, "They aren't our cousins... they don't live far away!" We corrected him of course and told him that just because they live close by it doesn't mean they aren't our cousins! It gave us a glimpse into how his little mind works sometimes... kind of sad that he associates cousins with being far away!! Hopefully one day that will change and we'll be within driving distance of all our cousins!!!
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