the lone male presence

so this past weekend we got to host a crazy party. my girl friends from college came to visit for the weekend and brought all the little ones. we had 7 kids 3 and under. wow! it was lots of fun and the kids had a great time playing with each other. here's the hilarious part. with all those kids asher was the only boy. poor little man! he didn't seem to really notice or mind though. katherine got each of the kids new jammies for their big slumber party. all the girls were in purple polka dots and asher got a new pair of cammo ones. here's all of them together:

paige, julia, bella, emily, claire, mia and asher (kind of easy to spot him huh?)

mia made quick friends with julia and the two of them had fun playing together and watching movies. julia could hardly wait for mia to wake up from her nap so they could play some more. mia also made a new friend whom she lovingly calls "the other amy" as we already have a friend amy that lives here in town. everywhere amy went mia wanted to go to. if amy was feeding the twins mia wanted to help. amy was great with her and mia has asked about her everyday since they left. (where's amy - the other amy - and the babies? are they coming to my house soon? can we go to their house and play today?) it's the way we start our day. what can i say amy, you have a fan! =)

mia and her amy

it was a great weekend to catch up, see how much the kids have grown since we got together last and just be together. we are so glad you guys all made the trip. we loved having a busy houseful! here's the other hilarious part: my friend alli and i are both expecting and are due on the exact same day! now what are the odds of that? of course this means that the next time we all get together there will probably be even more little ones. we have gotten ourselves completely outnumbered...and of course we wouldn't have it any other way!

all the mommies and their little ones (and yes, asher has had enough!)