Sunday, November 3, 2013

September Date Night

We hosted our small group September date night to start the second year of date nights.  Our group has changed a bit since last September when we started.  We have a new couple (the Prices)  and 2 new babies (AK and E) totaling 5 couples with 14 kids.  B and I knew it would be crazy but worth it.
Parents started dropping their kids off a little after 5 and everyone was picked up by 8:30.  Our guests included Logan, Landon, Bella, Julia, Anna Kate, Emily, Ryan, Grayson, Baylor, Rowan, plus our 4 to make 14.  Once everyone arrived, we walked up to the park for some outside time.  I had E in the carrier, Ryan & AK in the double stroller and Ro in the single stroller.  The big kids all walked and we looks like a site for sure.  The kids had fun playing then we came home for dinner.  Dinner wasn't as smooth because I wasn't pre-prepared and had to cook the nuggets and cut the apples.  Next time, I'll have the fruit already cut and I think juice boxes would be easier than trying to fill up everyone's cups with milk.  But food was served in the living room for easier clean up and we started a movie.  It was quiet and calm for most of the movie and then kids started to lose interest so after eating, kids were allowed to go back and play in the rooms.  The time seemed to fly by rather quickly probably because it was so busy, but still fun.  The hardest part was the babies because E needed to eat at 7:00 and around the same time, AK and Ryan needed their food/bottle so I ended up nursing E and giving AK her bottle at the same time (very weird).  When doing it again, I'll just pump for E instead of nursing her to make things easier.  The kids were very well behaved and we didn't have any problems with behavior and we didn't have any tears so I could that as a success!
Baylor, Grayson, Ro, Ryan, logan, Landon, Wes, Julia, AK, Bella, Emily, Rin, Ell, Abe


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