In thru your nose....

When experiencing excessive loss of energy,  or lack of breath...always advisory to breath in thru your nose and out from mouth.  Why?  I dunno.  That's what the smart people say.

So weekend was CRAZY.  6 of 7 children were at the house,  for the whole weekend,  W-H-O-L-E weekend.  Why?  Sometimes schedules collide.  We try not to have them all too often...nice for one-on-one with the kids.  So Friday night we hang out,  dinner and all.  Do you know that six children can go through a four litre of milk in one meal?  Unbelievable.  Head out to the park where general tom foolery ensues.  Then we brought out the Frisbee,  big hit...attracted local children from far and wide.  And then the remote control car.

If you are 12,  the aim of the remote control car is to do tricks.

If you are 6,  the aim of the remote control car is to hit your brother.

If you are 3,  the aim of the remote control car is to stand in the middle of the road,  with your legs as far apart as possible and wait for the car to drive through.  You don't actually explain this to anyway,  it's supposed to be implied.  "I'm standing here,  legs stretched,  with a look of anticipation....you know what to do".

This played out for 2+ hours.  It was a lovely night and better to have six crazy kids outside,  than inside.

Buddy of mine came over with his motorbike.  This was a huge....HUGE hit.  Each kid got a turn on the bike.  Depending on age,  that was just around the cul-de-sac...slow and easy.  Or a rip roaring ride up the windy hill at break neck speeds.  Okay,  possibly not break neck..but fast,  and they loved it.  No worries about safety, they had a helmet,  and a responsible driver.    Did I get a turn?  Not this time,  for one...I have a massive noggin,  the helmet would have had to be surgically removed.  And another,  I know what kind of ride this dude is gonna give me...need to psych myself up for that.

Funny how you can see the personality of the kids in their ride.   J was apprehensive and shy,  but defiantly wanted to go.  While riding past me,  gives a shy look of  "This is pretty rad".  Mr. O on the other hand,  jumps on there,  clings on with arms and legs around the driver and has a massive grin on his face the whole time.  Princess S is unsure,  but once she had a small slow ride,  she was all over it.  G-man was about the same.  Big B was all over it from the beginning...and silent but always cool K...he thought he was too cool initially,  though he wanted to go, but didn't want to show everyone else that.  He went for a ride, loved it.  Thanks bud for giving our kids a fun night.

Saturday we had plans for Calaway Park.  We live close and bought passes.  Rainy and cold in the morning.  But the sun broke out long enough to head out for a while.  Love the passes thing,  don't have to feel pressured to stay all day and get your money's worth.  Big kids can go off on their own,  little ones with us.  Fun.

Sunday afternoon...hanging out.  Went to a park and threw the Frisbee with all.  Love having the kids all old enough to play,  no strollers or diapers anymore. 

How was your weekend?