No we're not dead!

Grandpa Curzon visited us in June.

(Note to the Curzon Family - Sorry for the duplication. I meant to publish this post on my blog, but posted it on the family blog, so it is in both places.)

I know from the lack of posts some of you thought the worst. But we're not dead, far from it. We have been very busy and I haven't made time to update our blog. The last couple weeks we have kept my nieces and nephew at our house. Lynn, their mom, works full-time and thought her kids would have a much better summer if they were out and about doing activities with relatives rather than stuck in a daycare somewhere. I would agree. They have had so much fun. We have taken them to almost every fun place we can think of in Utah. We'll be ending their stay here next weekend with a trip to Sarah's in-laws' cabin.

Liberty Park

While they were here at our house Jordan and I realized how hard 4 kids can be. We realize if we had more space for them to play, got them one at a time, and they were are own children things would be a little different and probably a little less stressful. But we now understand how hard and time consuming full-time parenting can be. Addy is still young and pretty flexible. We bring her wherever we go and can accomplish many of our same tasks while she's with us. After having four kids for a couple of weeks I can see how moms have to dedicate their entire lives to raising a family.

While I'm sure I'll be able to convince Jordan to have more children it might take some effort. It was pretty stressful here especially because Jordan works from home. He's not used to that much noise when he's trying to concentrate.

Even though it was harder to add 3 people to the mix, it was also more fun. The kids really get along very well, look out for each other, help when asked, and behave themselves very well for their ages. I took the whole crew to the hospital lab because I needed some blood tests done. I was a little nervous, but hoped for the best. They walked into the lobby area, sat down with their books, and just waited (All except Addy of course, she wandered around looking for people to say "hi" to). When it was my turn to go back they all followed, watched me get my blood drawn, and stayed still. The technician commented on what well behaved children I had. I had to admit that only the little wanderer was mine and she said that I needed to make sure I told their mom how good they are. And it is true they are very good kids and I think it was Jordan and I that were unprepared for the task and it wasn't the kids fault at all.

Here is a video of the kids dancing to music. I used my digital camera because it was closest and I didn't want to miss the moment. It would probably be better with music, but oh well.

The extra child is Audrey, Sarah's daughter. We threw her in the mix both Friday nights so Sarah and Curtis could go out. Five kids in a 3 bedroom apartment is not recommended. Jordan thought we could have up to five kids here because there would be room to sleep, which is true, but kids need more room than just sleeping room. I think we could fit up to 3 at the max,

Not the best sleeping arrangements.