Brothers and Sisters = Awesome Weekends!

Brendan, Claire, Alli and CE joined us in Sewanee for the holiday weekend - and, we had a terrific weekend on the Domain, enjoying a Southern small town 4th of July. Sewanee sure knows how to do the Fourth of July right. We enjoyed a street fair, children's games, a barbecue lunch, kettle corn, funnel cakes, a parade, and fireworks. We strolled around campus and town with the double stroller, taking turns pushing the kids, shopping, and eating.

On Sunday, we spent a couple of hours at Lake Cheston.

At night, we played the name game and the movie version of the name game for hours - and, watched a couple of episodes of Prison Break, once the kids went to bed. Oh, and we snacked. And snacked. And snacked!

The weekend was full of funny moments, lots of laughs, very little school work (whoops), and just the sheer joy of all being together as a family. It is times like these when I want, more than anything, to have a big family, too. Yeah, sure it will cost a lot, but we'll find a way to make it worth, and it will be worth it in the end.

Thanks for a great weekend, Clairese, Brendino, CE, and Alli!! We love you guys, and miss you already!! I am so lucky to have brothers and sisters like you!!