Herding Cats

Have you ever heard the phrase 'herding cats?'

Well, my brother & his wife have a herd of cats [kids] all under the age of 5. 

They invited us to go with them to a SRP (all my brothers work for SRP) picnic & help them keep track of each precious little body.  Jordan & I had a great time rounding up these cute kids. 

The picnic was like entertainment overload for the kids.  We started off at the climbing wall.  Girlie looks unsure at this point...stay tuned.

& look who we ran in to...cousins!

Next we ran on over to the Jumpy Castle, equipped with slide - equalling happiness for the littles.

These boys love to throw baseballs, basketballs, footballs, kickballs, volleyballs - you get my drift.

After using up some energy these little tummies needed some nourishment.

Lunch time = 1 watchful dad (these kids are tiny & quick) + 1 talented mom (she can hold 3 plates at once)

These sisters knew where the fun was at & chose our table over their parents'.

This kid has rhythm.  Serious rhythm. 

 By far the most entertaining thing for the adults was watching the kids eat Cotton Candy.

Lip-Smackingly good!

 Cotton Candy or Drug???

Grown-ups enjoying responsively...?

Maybe not. :)



What!  More food?!?  Popcorn! I wonder if these little bellies got tummy aches.

We polished off the afternoon with some more rock wall climbing.  These two kids got an extra, extra

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turn, thanks to Uncle Ben, who distracted the guys running the climbing wall.

{Usually 2 minutes, they got at least 10, if not 15 minutes.}

Girlie overcame any fear she had in the beginning & went the highest of any of the kids.

Benny got pretty high too [cough, cough ;)].

It was a fabulous afternoon, thanks for the invite guys!

Oh, & in case you were wondering...

That much fun + That much food =

I ♥ family!