The Big Sleepover

Wow! What a weekend! Let me start at the very beginning... my uncle and aunt went out of town to attend a wedding and all five of my cousins came over to stay at our house for three whole nights! My brothers, sisters and I were very excited to have them and when Thursday night rolled around, it found our bedrooms ready and clean (an unusual thing for me :). Our first night together was great except for the boys waking us up at six-thirty in the morning by having pillow fights with each other. The rest of the day was spent out at the farm helping pick produce for the farmer's market and playing with the adorable kittens out there. All too soon our second night was here and it was my turn to sleep with Ri, who happens to not only be my cousin, but also my best friend. We talked with each other for half-an-hour and then rolled over to go to sleep. Saturday morning arrived with the boys up even earlier - five o'clock this time! I don't why it is that the boys always want to get up real early - and of course they are not very quiet either! Anyway, we had lots of fun together having a picnic, playing football with the boys, and watching Sense and Sensibility with Ri, Rach, and my sisters. It seemed to me that the weekend flew by fast and already our aunt and uncle were home. It was a very interesting experience living in a family of ten kids for 3 whole days and I am so glad that they could come stay with us!