What is More Fun Than Grandma's House?

Spending it with cousins!!!! We had a crazy idea to have a cousins' sleep over! We thought it would be a lot of fun to be together with all the kids. So we started off the night making mini pizzas. The kids liked doing that and were very patient in waiting for theirs to be done. Then we filled the night with games, a movie, treats, and some actual sleeping. We had a total of 10 girls and 7 boys for the games. Then 10 girls and 4 boys slept over. We missed having 4 girl cousins there. There are a lot of pictures here, but I couldn't eliminate any of these. It just shows how much fun they have together. Kara picked flowers from Grandma's flower beds. Good thing there were a lot and hopefully it wasn't missed.

Cooper has grown so much since we left. He was running with the big boys. What a cutie.The boys playing in the sand box. My kids spent hours in the sand and on the swing. It is in a nice shady spot between the trees and the shed. Lincoln always had something to say or a question to ask. He is one smart cookie! Lily, Chloe, Kara and Max are hanging out in the tree house that Noah and Wes built. Aunt Amber and Grandpa setting up the "girls' tent" with a little help. The kids loved playing "Duck, duck, goose". It was pretty cute how quickly the little ones caught on. Lily taking a turn at being to goose! Wes and Noah were both good sports. They played so well with the smaller ones. Then we moved on to a game of "Red Light, Green Light". Then "The Three-Legged Race". The bubble blowing contest was a hit. Even when they didn't know how to blow bubbles. Erin and her attempt at blowing a bubble. Bella and her bubble. Maddy had some pretty big bubbles. Lily tried hard at making a bubble. Ashleigh loves to blow bubbles. She does them all the time! Janiel is an old pro at making bubbles. The girls decided to check out their tent before setting up the sleeping bags. We had them watch a movie after all the fun and games. They are so cute all lined up on the couch. Max loves hair. He found Janiel's just asking to be played with. It was pretty cute to see. Finally, we had some progress on the "sleep" part of the night. Bella, Maddy, Chloe and Lily are lined up ready for sleep. Kara, Erin's sleeping bag and Ashleigh are ready to go. I was lucky to sleep in this tent too. For the most part they did really well at going to sleep. It was after 11 by the time that they all settled down for the night (in our tent). The other tent included some of the party animals. Melissa, Janiel and Sydney were the big girls and got to sleep in the "boy's tent". This tent also included Wes, Noah, Max, Lincoln and Grandpa! Grandpa let the older kids run around for a while after all the others were in bed. But the little ones woke up early (the sun and a train arrived about 6:15) and didn't let the older kids sleep in for long. Thomas showed up for the party for a little bit.