room for one more

We have summer visitors. DH's young cousin Jess is here from Florida for 10 days. She and S and J get along really well and the littles love her so everyone was excited for her to come. I am hoping she won't be bored. Between the pool, the kids and Blockbuster hopefully it'll be fine. We also have a big sewing project this weekend that she's agreed to help with. S (read: with our help) volunteered to make 100 rice bags for our up coming youth conference. It's a good service project and we have the time. I wonder if we have the skill however :)

J brought a bitty baby crib with her for the girls. It's been a huge hit!

G wants to sit in it herself although she's finally getting the hang of putting babies in it instead of her own cute buns.






Today was the last day of school. This afternoon some friends came over to swim. This is Kelly, J, S, H and Jess. We also had Emma over. Our pool is so fun.

This shot cracks me up. What is she looking for?



Our other summer company is my little sister. My parents went walk about, or drive about, for the next three weeks and Em, who is 17, will be staying with us. Yes she is younger than my oldest DD. Yes it's weird, and yes it's fun. We had 5 biological children in our famliy and then we adopted 3. Two from India and Em from Peru. It's been very fun for my big girls to have aunts their same ages. We have a very crazy summer planned. Mom and Dad are off visiting some of my siblings. Then Dad will go to CA to teach for the summer and mom will come back with my sister and her kids and we'll all be here for 3 weeks (we can't wait!) then we all turn around and go to Utah for 2 weeks. So fun. Then we come home to lay around in the sun. I don't know what mom's plans are but dad will finish teaching and then come back here in time to greet his brother and sister visiting from France. Emily is at a hard stage in her life to leave for the summer as she needs to work and finish up her high school diploma. She doesn't drive yet, which will be busy for us, but we're happy to have her here. Also CJ, the dog is here. We're like The Mushroom That Grew in the Rain (I forget the author), or Jan Brett's Mitten. There is always room for one more!

Speaking of authors I am reading a good book. It's called the Life of Pi. I know I'm behind the curve in new literature but I am enjoying it. S has to read Grapes of Wrath and The Man Who Would Be King this summer. So many books, so little time!