The best kind of tired is Grandma tired!

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Family time made this a leap year to remember. Enjoyed having all the kids and grand kids together for a visit. The group from up North were here and the rest gave this momma a weekend to remember! Truly believe that I have the greatest kids ever (no bias, just stating the facts)! Had a great afternoon with everyone together, started off with a delicious brunch and then hit the yard. Family, food and friends are a great way to spend an afternoon.

Beautiful day to run in the yard!

Let the grown kids have the night off and hired a sitter for the boys at one house and we kept the girls for the night at our house. Of course, this involved sneaking a bowl of ice cream in the middle of grandma's living room...

Sleepy girls!

Having all these kids together meant tons of energy to be worked off. Five kids three and under equals the need to run and play as much as possible. We managed to hit a few parks, Chik-fil-A and Sonic. Baby b stayed with Grandma a few times so they could take the older kids to the indoor bouncy house and a museum. 

A favorite was throwing sticks into the water from the bridge!

Slides and climbing were another group favorite!

One night we were even attacked by ghosts! No one was injured but I heard a few mommas say, "thanks a lot grandma" so not sure what that could possibly mean, wink wink.

Good news is that the playroom layout worked, room for everyone to play and toys for every personality. I think I'm getting pretty good at this grandma stuff.

Having all the kids together was more fun than I can possible convey with words. The one thing that I can say with absolute certainty is that they are exhausting! Possibly the best kind of tired one could have is grandma tired! 

Happy New Year, where has the time gone?

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Just realized that between our wonderful December trip, the holidays and life in general it has been two months since I posted. 

Trip-awesome!
Holidays-awesome!
Kids-awesome!

Life is good. My only complaint these days is that I didn't match any numbers in the billion dollar jackpot. I even had Joe do a quick pick and we didn't match any numbers on that ticket either. 

I'm thinking that 2016 is going to be a decent year. New grand baby coming in the spring, family get together for the summer, big trip for the fall and holidays at home this year. Something to look forward to in every season! 

On the cooking front, bought myself a triple basket fryer and made my first batch of buffalo wings, Joe ate so many he woke up with indigestion the next morning. Next up, I'm going for fish and chips. Never been a fan of fried foods but with all the new oils out there, figured it was worth a shot as so many of the recipes I see from a fryer look delicious. 

Grandson wise, I've had time with all three the last few weeks. Went up and spent a day with O while Joe painted his new bedroom. That one is a firecracker, already riding a bike but his true love is still the tractor! Kept me busy in the yard for hours. 

So grown!

As for the two B's, they spent New Year's Eve with us and big B even stayed for a sleep over. That one keeps us all in line! 

First drink of the New Year!

The bulk of January is devoted to birthdays in my family. Every few days, oops there's another one... Siblings, nephew, friends. Happy birthday!

February is just around the corner and we already have all kinds of things planned! Gorgeous girls from the North have a visit planned, promise from my kids to get a photo with all of them in it and we even have a trip to see Joe's sister in the works. 

Hoping that this year lives up to it's start. Here's to a healthy, prosperous, and happy New Year to one and all!