So my best gals and I spent 4 days at the beach

last weekend while our husbands golfed their lives away.

The idea of 8 kids and 4 adults is crazier in theory

than it was in real life.

(although you may disagree after watching the video)

It was crazy fun.

We laughed, yelled, walked, ran, ate, drank, cooked,

cleaned, gave timeouts, hugged, kissed and just plain

loved hanging out together with our rug rats.

Especially after the rug rats went to bed.

Pure bliss between 1 and 3 pm and after 7:30 pm.

Looking forward to the next trip!

Lucy, Henry, Hayden, Raleigh, Adelaide, Will and Chandler.

(Charlie is off to the left in his swing)

4 at the park

We went to a new park on Saturday and loved it!

Then Charlie decided it was time to leave.

His tantrum was swiftly followed by a Will tantrum.

2 kids screaming like crazy people is definitely

less fun than just one.

Maybe if we keep going back and leaving the same way

it will scare the riff-raff away and we can continue to

have the place all to ourselves.

"Mama, I dough'in to dolf..."

All packed up and ready to go to the golf course.

Love that he's added another murse to his repertoire.

Not sure that the digger PJ's and rainboots

will fly at the country club, however.

music to a mother's ears?

"Mama, I dough'in to det my toys for Char-Char..."

"Mama, I sharin' my toys wif Char-Char..."

Yeah, I guess you are. He looks thrilled.

"This can't really be my life, right?"

"Mom, seriously...are you really letting this happen to me?"

I can't say that I will ever tell my 2 year old to stop sharin' his toys.

Charlie just stared at me with this look in his eyes.

The humiliation of being a 2nd child.

i dough'in to work...

Rockin' the man purse a lot lately

on his way to "work."

Even added the shoes last night on his way

out the door for his big important job.

He packed his murse with 3 diggers, a pen, a hair band

and my planner which he informs me that "this is mine"

every chance he gets.

squishy

10 lbs 4 oz at the doctor's office today.

Love having a baby covered in chub.

you've got to be joking...

http://gawker.com/5366609/giant-baby-will-not-be-ignored

This baby's mama is the happiest person

on the earth

after getting him out!

Can't say I wish that on my worst enemy...