The kids didn't have school today and so we got to enjoy their cuteness all day. Trichelle is working hard at her little home in Ogden to get it ready to sell. The more she gets going on it the more she realizes there is to get done. I know it's taking her a whole lot longer than she planned and hopefully because of all her hard work it will sell fast and she will get what the Realtor says she can. Larry has been going up there after work and working for a few hours to help. I've been watching the kids and helping that way. Having the kids over is a joy but I can honestly say I accomplish nothing when they are here. Today we decided to go to Mc D's for lunch before we needed to go pick up Ivy. These kids make me smile and I'm glad that I can watch them.
The other grands, two and older started coming around 3:30 for our sleepover that we do around general conference. They all look forward to our sleepovers and I do too. We have a lot of fun.
The weather has been so nice and so they spent a lot of time outside playing. We have a really fun yard and the kids enjoy being outside when they can. Our yard has been called the Ropelato Park before by a few little kids. Larry told me the other day that an Insurance Agent at looked at our house through Google Earth and was sure we were running a day care here. Well that might be kind of true but not the kind they think. We just have kids around a lot but they all belong to us. ☺
After dinner the kids wanted to get the costumes down. They all love playing dress up. We usually have costumes all over the front room. My house seriously looks like a tornado went through it. The grands have fun though and so I just take a few big breaths and enjoy their cuteness. We decided since the costumes came out that we would have an impromptu Halloween Party. That's what you do this time of year right? We turn everything into a party and dress up. I printed a new Halloween Bingo and had bought different candy to use as markers. Jordyn was eating her markers pretty fast. I had a bucket full of treats and we made sure everyone won plenty before we put the game away.
After cleaning up the Bingo I had the grands put on old shirts that were headed to the DI and I let them paint. I found some cute pictures in Hawaii for them all to paint. They loved it. All my grands are pretty artistic and love creating. I got water colors out for Jordyn and Macie. They both a really good time painting their pictures. The pictures were canvas which was nice so they could dry from all the water on them.
I let the kids paint until 9:15 pm and then I had them finish getting ready for bed. The noise volume seemed to go up as they got their beds ready. I finally had to count down from 5 and told them all that we needed to be quiet. They are really good and soon were situated in their beds. They said prayers and we turned the lights out. It's the little ones that need a little extra help like a back rub. It doesn't take long though for them to fall asleep. I usually sit out with them until I know they will stay put and not get up and going again. Larry stayed out with me this time. I guess he hasn't liked the grands calling our house "gramma's house". Ivy has told him it's because he never gets involved. That's changing and the kids actually do remember to include him in who's house they are coming to.
I reward the kids with a book to take home for going to sleep well. Since we started doing that they all have earned books. I have so many books and it feels good to have the grands take some of them home.
They all slept good and when the first ones woke they came in our room until the others joined them. I love waking up to my cute grands. I love having them gather on my bed. I kind of just love everything about them.
We watched Hocus Pocus in the morning. The kids ate pancakes or cereal for breakfast. Ivy and Mya made pancake art. I use to do it for them but now they are old enough to do it themselves. I love how creative they are. Everyone helps clean up pretty good before their parents come. Kevin came and picked his kids up first since Kam had a game at 11:30. It was nice that it was a little later. Often there will be a grand with a 9:00 game. It was Kam's last game and so I cleaned up and went and left Kimleighel with the other kids. Parker also played his last game at 1:00 and so I just stayed at the park for his. It was fun seeing Natalie's sister Rebecca who was visiting. She has twin girls that are so cute. Rebecca cracks me up and is so cute. Natalie has a great family. (all of our "other" families are awesome)
Before Parkers game was over I got a call from Carla. Her and Roger just bought a bunch of trees and three of them were took big to dig holes for by hand and she was wondering if any of my guys could bring our backhoe up and help them. Larry was almost home and so he got on the backhoe and went up. It only took him about 20 minutes which saved Roger hours of digging. We were glad to help.
Kimi took Ivy and Zaden to the movies later since they were staying at our house. Behr went to his other grandparents for the day because Larry and I were assigned to help in the Temple that night. We helped in the kitchen and Larry stayed busy cleaning dishes but the rest of us (there were 4) just deep cleaned the fridges and all the drawers. It wasn't very busy with UEA and the Deer Hunt. Our area also had an Area Conference and I just think a lot of people took off. I was done helping in the kitchen just after an hour so Larry and I ate and then I went up and waited for him. I sat in the waiting room and watched people come and go. Watching the sisters get up and down when anyone came by made me smile. ☺
