Good Times on the 4th

We enjoyed July 4th so much this year I thought i would share some pictures...

Recently I've had a cousin move to the central coast.

So exciting.

So along with my cousin and her husband are five more kiddos around the same ages as all our kids.

So if you know our family there are three kiddos in our family, three in my brothers and five in my cousins.

3 + 3 + 5 = yes a crazy 11 kids

(btw only three of which are BOYS)

So we had a ton of fun.

There were puppies to see, kitten to find, horses, stairs to climb, kids to play with

and

so many hugs and kisses by family. 

Being up in the bay area we have really come to

appreciate family time SO much.

It was nuts all these kids and no fighting, whinning or fussing!  Awesome!

God is so good.

I kept having to pinch myself I still can't believe my cousins family lives in the same town as my parents and brothers family, so cool.

(btw: crazy Nolan made it in so many pictures, he's just such a ladies boy)

 Dylan has made a new best friend. 
They are only four months apart and we barely saw them all week. 
They just played and smiled and played some more. 
Even had a sleepover, so cool.

Even dressed the same for the 4th, so cute and so special for Dill.

 Do you see this boy in the middle of all these girls? :)

o'boy.

 Silly.

 Some of the girls o'and of course they wanted Nolan in the photo...too funny.

 The "look out area" on their property.  I'm missing.

one...two...three...four...five...kids...o'well.
(hey being real here with the photo, girls always have their hands in just the right place, boys???? come on...)

 Jason (that's my husband yeah he made it in a photo and into a blog post that's HUGE) and my brother.

Of course the 4th won't be complete without some princess's :)

 and some more...

 BELIEVE it or not this is all 11 kids plus two nieces on my cousins side

WOW it was a lot of action on Pismo and we had some tired kids on our hands.
(oops I was wrong one is missing, Brenna, "B" bummer)
Next time we'll have to get a better photo, but you get the idea.

Okay here's another photo, but twins are not in it...we'll have to work on getting one photo with all the kids.

 Hey that's my Uncle and my brother again

(two pictures for Jeff that's a record, what happened to the moms?)

 I went for a hike around the property with three of the girls it was so much fun.

 YEAH.  What a great end to a perfect week.

We can't wait to see everyone again it was such a blessing and SO much fun.

Exhausting, but such a joy to be loved and to spend time loving on everyone.

Love you all!