Washburn cousins --Day 1

We were fortunate enough to have Seth's brother, Ephraim, and his family drive all the way out from California to come and visit us for a week! Seth's parents also decided to join the fun and it was one big party with all 14 of us in our house! We feel so blessed that they were all willing to make the trek out here. It was so much fun for the us and the kids to just run wild for a week of uninterrupted play! I think it bonded them a little more as cousins and hopefully it will be something they will always remember.

The first day they were here we mostly just chilled at home and went swimming in the neighborhood pool since Seth had to work that day and we were waiting for Seth's parents to get in that night.

Connor

Lydia

Eli

Oh and I almost forgot. (Sorry Kimm!) When Ephraim and Kimm showed up Thursday night after driving all day long... we fed them dinner almost immediately as they walked in the door. Well, poor Ben (age 6) apparently was a little car sick from 3 straight days of driving and not long after he ate dinner... threw up red fruit punch and broccoli and cheese soup all over the white carpet! It truly was one for the books and I wish that I had thought to take a picture!! It was so classic. Something that I totally could see happening to me as a parent and feeling horrible and just wanting to die inside! But neither Seth or I cared (as we already have a million spots of our own on this carpet and plan on ripping it up this year). Luckily for us (unlucky for our neighbors) our neighbors had just bought a carpet cleaner a couple weeks back and offered for us to use it anytime! It actually worked really well and you'd never know that there was once bright red throw up all over the white carpet! :)