18 November 2012

. . . eighteen people . . .

. . . eighteen . . .
. . . that's how many people 
were here for dinner tonight . . .
. . . that's everyone . . .
. . . all of us . . .

. . . included in the evening's goings on:
•grilling
•paninis
•home improvement
•a piano lesson
•christmas planning
•tales of an elk hunt
•and brownies

. . . here's what the big boys do . . .

. . . here's what the little boys do . . .

. . . drawing names for christmas . . .

. . . hayden drew halleigh's name . . .
. . . she just doesn't know it yet . . .

. . . back porch wreckage . . .
. . . remember how clean it was 
just yesterday? . . .

. . . eighteen people 
make big messes . . .
. . . eighteen people 
make a lot of noise . . .
. . . eighteen people 
make me happy . . .


4 comments:

Carol said...

What fun! Boys are always boys...LOL!

Shellene said...

..."together is our favorite place to be"

Shellene said...

p.s. that is about the number of people we had every night for dinner when I was growing up. And 7 siblings were BOYS!!! Don't know how my amazing mom did it....and with a smile on her face and a always making us laugh!

chris+amber said...

Sunday dinners are the highlight of my weeks. True story.