Julie Visits!

My roommate Julie stayed with us the past couple of days, and it was a much welcomed visit!  With Christian gone in Sydney right now - I crave company, so it was perfect timing :)  She has three adorable girls, ages 7.5, 4.5 and 2.5, and they played great with my two boys.  They all loved and loved on Gemma as well and it was a great two days!  Thankfully Katie (another roommate) lives in the area and was able to come over and hang out by herself Sunday night, and with her kiddos on Monday.  

Back in the spring we had a roomie girl getaway, which included Beth as well and we discovered that all of our kids (except for Gemma) had grade buddies :)  While silly, it was also fun to see who those grade buddies were in a more tangible way this weekend.  Rach and Reid, Josh and Lily, Micah and Addy - all got to meet.  Beth's two weren't there, but Laney and Ellie and Ben and Sam were the other two pairs.  Fun times ahead for us roomies and kiddos!!

Grade buddies Rach and Reid ;)

All the kiddos, except Gemma.  And Reid wouldn't let Julie put him down!

The girls (minus Gemma)

The boys (plus Julie)

We headed out to a park and got caught in a 20 minute downpour and all huddled under the pavilion.  Julie led the way with charades and "We're going on a bear hunt" renditions.

The sun was out a bit later, and after lunch the kids all played in the back yard!

Ellie, Lily, Addy, Micah and Josh working on a coloring page together.  It was quite fun to watch them all getting along to color this page.

Katie headed out after lunch, and Julie's and my kids headed down for naps/rest time.  Once rest time was over we filled up the pool and they all had a blast playing!

And what happens after pool time??  Snack time of course!

Sweet picture of all the kids!  Love it :)

Julie and I

The kids having popsicles post dinner!

Rachael

Micah and Reid

Addison

Lily

And Julie with Gemma :)

It was a great two days filled with chaos and excitement.  Can't wait until we're able to do something like this again!!  And next time, get Beth's 2 kids here too!!