Fun day with friends...

Today our friends from "Circus of Love" blog came over to play and swim with us. The kids had a GREAT time! My girls are head over heels in love with that baby!!! It was so neat to see them interact with a baby. Lexi has always been naturally nurturing. If she doesn't have a baby doll in arms, she has a crayon or some other object which she is pretending is her baby and is nurturing it to death! (Which is especially funny because I'm SO NOT the nurturing type, not sure where she gets it!) And Ashton was just as sweet with the baby today as Lexi was which surprised me a bit. I thought she would have "other" plans for him like oh I don't know, turning him upside down in his carseat or something. She's kind of mischevious like that. But she was wonderful with him. Although I know that if he had been a sibling, he would have so been upside down in that carseat! But our kids all play really well together. I'm so excited that my children are starting to develop some friendships here in FL. And Kathryn and I have a special connection. She was once, too, a minister's wife so she can totally relate to all that comes with that. And trust me, you could never imagine what it's like unless you've done it. Being married to the ministry is a calling like no other. Her husband is now a traveling youth evangelist. Bless her heart! With 4 children under the age of 7! She's THE woman! I would be so like, "Uh, God, this is NOT what I signed up for!" But she does it so graciously! They came over at about 3 and we played and visited while dinner cooked in the slow cooker. Then we went to the pool...IN THE RAIN. Who does that? Only people with 6 children in their house. There was no thunder. We swam for a good hour or more IN THE RAIN. Then we came home and ate dinner and the kids played some more. It was pure fun I tell you.

Cary is on his way home from Miami right now. He did get his passport, to all who have been following that drama of a story! So he can officially go to Honduras next week on the mission trip. YEA!