Right before the 4th of July, some of my college friends and I planned a get together. 4 mamas, 9 kids... a recipe for some fun chaos. The day we planned to leave, my friend's three month old came down with a case of pneumonia and was in the hospital for three days.
Megan and I were packed and ready to go, so instead of cancelling the whole trip, we got in the car, called our friend, Jamie (who was going on the trip with us) and told her we were headed to see her in Joplin. Megan and I figured we would just get a hotel, but Jamie wouldn't have it, and told us to stay at her house instead.
So, her poor husband, who thought he was getting rid of his wife and three kids for the weekend, instead got two more gals and three more kids staying with him! He SWORE he didn't mind, but really???
We had a blast!! Jamie is the type of friend that you can go for awhile without seeing each other and just pick up right where you left off. It's amazing. I loved staying up late talking with her about our crazy lives.
The girls (and Jack... the lone boy) all played really well together. Well, with the occasional tantrum, argument, and lack of sharing. Kate tends to "love a little too much" and likes to pick the girls up and give them really tight hugs. I'll never forget when the girls were going to play in one of their bedrooms and Jamie's little two year old turned to Kate, pointed her finger and said, "Now, don't pick me up." ha!
Jamie later told me that her dad hugged one of her girls really tight and she told him, "You hug really tight like Kate!" Haha! Poor girls!
It really was a great weekend to reconnect, let our kids run wild, and give our husbands some quiet time (well, Mark and Greg, at least. Poor Ryan!)
And, yes, we did drive around and see the tornado damage. It was super sad. The school where I did my student teaching is practically gone. There are parts of the town that you can't even recognize anymore. It was a very surreal experience to say the least.
THANK YOU to the Cochrans for being so flexible with your plans. :)
Megan and I were packed and ready to go, so instead of cancelling the whole trip, we got in the car, called our friend, Jamie (who was going on the trip with us) and told her we were headed to see her in Joplin. Megan and I figured we would just get a hotel, but Jamie wouldn't have it, and told us to stay at her house instead.
So, her poor husband, who thought he was getting rid of his wife and three kids for the weekend, instead got two more gals and three more kids staying with him! He SWORE he didn't mind, but really???
We had a blast!! Jamie is the type of friend that you can go for awhile without seeing each other and just pick up right where you left off. It's amazing. I loved staying up late talking with her about our crazy lives.
The girls (and Jack... the lone boy) all played really well together. Well, with the occasional tantrum, argument, and lack of sharing. Kate tends to "love a little too much" and likes to pick the girls up and give them really tight hugs. I'll never forget when the girls were going to play in one of their bedrooms and Jamie's little two year old turned to Kate, pointed her finger and said, "Now, don't pick me up." ha!
Jamie later told me that her dad hugged one of her girls really tight and she told him, "You hug really tight like Kate!" Haha! Poor girls!
It really was a great weekend to reconnect, let our kids run wild, and give our husbands some quiet time (well, Mark and Greg, at least. Poor Ryan!)
And, yes, we did drive around and see the tornado damage. It was super sad. The school where I did my student teaching is practically gone. There are parts of the town that you can't even recognize anymore. It was a very surreal experience to say the least.
THANK YOU to the Cochrans for being so flexible with your plans. :)
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