Tonight was another dinner adventure with the Halls and Foleys. There was food, good conversation, and many MANY comical situations. Some of the highlights:
- Ava schooling Ben and Mr. Logan in Wii bowling, and the guys genuinely getting irked by it and trying to figure out her "method"
- Molly chasing Isaac (a child 2 years older and 5 times bigger than her) around in circles for a good 15 minutes
- Ben flipping out because Molly was found playing in (clean, unused) toilet water - he was appalled when I suggested wiping her down with baby wipes would get her clean enough
- several instances of one child crying and another child frantically trying to soothe the upset kid before getting in trouble with whichever grown-up was coming to see what happened
- Avery drinking Molly's milk at least twice, then Molly coming up and looking very perplexed to find an empty sippy cup
- the men escaping the kitchen to watch football in the living room... where all the kids were playing
It was a loud, chaotic, mess of an evening. Yet through all the madness, there was only one time out (that I heard anyway) and very few of the crying fits were actually caused by another child. The kids had a great time playing together, and the adults enjoyed spending time sharing in each other's crazy parenting experiences. These occasional family get togethers remind me that while my family is insane, we are not the only ones. The shared craziness is both comforting and entertaining for all involved.
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