Full House

I used to watch a program when I was younger called "Full House". It was a cute program that had 3 little girls and 3 guys all living under one roof. Well, after the last 2 weeks, I can tell you that the creators of that show had NO IDEA what a "full house" really looked like. We've had our friends, Steve and Ema Anderson, from Colorado staying with us. They have 4 kids ages 7, 5, 3, and 1. Ema also brought along her 2 Romanian sisters who are in their 20's. That makes 10 kids ages 9 and under, and 6 adults. I think that qualifies for it's own reality TV show!

The picture below is what it looked like throughout most of the house on any given day...

(And, NO, my house does not normally look like this)

All of the kids actually got along with eachother really well. The 3 older boys (Caleb, Seth, and Brennen) kept busy playing legos (yeah, the really tiny ones that we'll be stepping on and vacuuming up for the next week or so) or soccer or whatever else they could find. The two middle boys (Noah and Evan) picked right up where they left off last year with Thomas the Tank Engine and playing in the sandbox. Ellie, Kaylee, and Grace played dollies (it's so nice (and quiet) to have girls). That left the one-year-old Ella to wander around the house and Nathan to be held (so he didn't get trampled or have his eyes poked out).

If a movie was playing, the most of the kids could be found sitting on the couch watching, and the others were usually playing on the floor while watching.

The Anderson family left this morning with a mini-van that seats 7, packed (I mean PACKED) full of stuff and 8 people to head to Kentucky to drop off Ema's 2 sisters before heading back to Colorado... And we have our house back!!