Taste of what it's like to have a large family

My in-laws have come to visit, and I was walking around the Pike Place
Market with my kids and a collection of their cousins. A shopkeeper
asked me, "are all of those yours?"

I nodded, and answered, "yes, Spencer here is the oldest, at 13, and
Alicia here is the youngest at 7."

"Wow, you must be one busy lady."

"Yeah, it gets pretty crazy around here sometimes."

:-)

All seven of them are over at our house, having spent the night in a
big slumber party -- their parents spent the night at their hotel. It
sounds like I have a tribe of shrieking crazies in our basement.

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Ha! Sounds like fun. I have 3 girls and my last serious relationship had 3
girls also whose ages fell right in-between mine. I enjoyed being a family
of 6 kids but boy was it hard! That was wonderful of you letting the folks
have the hotel, some quiet alone adult time never happens enough. Enjoy the
slumber party!

--
As Always,
Anji



:-)

All seven of them are over at our house, having spent the night in a
big slumber party -- their parents spent the night at their hotel. It
sounds like I have a tribe of shrieking crazies in our basement.

On our just-completed vacation, we took our 2 (DD age 10, DS age 7)
and the kids of our friends (DD age 9, DD age 4, DS age 1) out to
a restaurant. It was strange asking for a table for 7, 2 adults
and 5 children, and we got some very odd looks, as all the kids
look like they could be related.

Henry is an only child, and we have developed strong friendships with two other
families who have only children (one is a mkm'er -- hi Pam!). We vacation
together and often go out to eat together. While it's clear we're 3 families
with three children, it is fun to watch the wait staff try to figure out who
goes with which parents. All 6 parents are white. Henry, who is adopted, is
black. Another of the children is also adopted and is Asian. So we have 6
white adults, one black kid, one Asian kid and one white kid. It's nearly
impossible for them to get straight!

I remember one time we were caravaning to go miniature golfing, one couple with
all 3 kids and me in a van, and the other 3 adults following in a car. The 3
adults had car trouble and we didn't notice. When we walked into the crowded
mini-golf place, a staffer walked right up to us and said, "Your other party
had car trouble and will be here in about 30 minutes." At first I was confused
how they knew it was us. Later I learned that the person who called ahead with
the message assured the staffer, "They'll be easy to spot..." and then
described us.

:-)

-Dawn
Mom to Henry, 10