Happy Late Saturday! Today has been full of the mundane…grocery shopping, yard mowing and weed eating 2 acres(!), cleaning and cooking. All this so we could be blessed with friends over for dinner and fellowship tonight.
We had a family of 14 join the 8 of us that were here tonight. After a great filling dinner of hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, beans, and lots of watermelon, we headed outside. We rode the horse, toured the tiny house, rode the 4-wheeler, played on Millie’s playground, and had S'mores over a bonfire. Some of the teens- twenties ‘kids’ came inside for a fast-moving game of Dutch Blitz. If you have never played, it is a card game that involves stacking the cards by number and color faster than anyone else at the table. Throw in 3 decks, 12 people, and no chairs because you stay on your feet for speed. By this time all the little people were either resting or playing Pet Shops. While we parents set out under the stars together and talked.
Large families have the best dynamics. The older kids often help with the littles and adore them too. There is always someone to play (and fuss) with. You learn early to share and appreciate what you get. You do not mind hand-me-downs, shared bedrooms, or lots of noise. Flexibility and running late come hand in hand. The biggest benefit is there are so many more people to LOVE.
Out of everything we did tonight, the one thing we didn’t do is take photos or even have our phones. It was just a night to relax. A night of friends, family, reminiscing about Millie, and fellowship with believers. We were so blessed!
***The pictures tonight are of different bonfires where I am glad I took photos. Millie loved making a bonfire and eating S'mores
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