11 kids together = F U N !!!

We did a kid swap for 3 days with Jeff & Emily during the summer. In July we headed to Las Vegas for 3 days while the kids had fun at their cousins house. Then on August 13th it was our turn to watch their kids. My kids were so excited for this day to arrive. It is actually pretty sad that we live 5 minutes away from them and see them if we are lucky once a month.

Camille had a great time making brownies with Bradley & Ashlyn's help. She is such a little mom making sure they all have on aprons and wash their hands.
Cadan is all about cars - he will carry them around everywhere he goes. Bradley doesn't usually care much for them until he sees Cadan playing. They had a great time together.

The boys usually were downstairs watching TV, playing the Wii or PlayStation. I wasn't too strict on how much time they spent doing either of these as long as they were not fighting and having fun.

Byron put together a tool case for Bradley and he practically carries it around with him everywhere. He absolutely loves hammering nails into a piece of wood. Below Cadan and Bradley are having fun taking turns hammering.

Alyssa couldn't get enough of this bike. She recently learned how to ride a bike and loved that this bike was just her size.

One of the days we ended up going to the park. This was a great way for all of the children to get out any unused energy. I stayed at the playground area with the younger children while the older ones went on a bike ride around the park. Between bikes and scooters, everyone had something to ride.

Cadan & Bradley enjoying their wagon ride to and from the park.

The kids also had a great time playing outside in the water. It wasn't the hottest day, but didn't stop them from having a great time.

Alyssa found out that this ramp was a nice and warm place to lay out on.

Cadan didn't stay in the water very long - instead he had fun playing with these roller skates.

Tanner & Cooper soaking it up in the sun.

Here are Ashlyn (in back), Alyssa and Parker hanging out. I told them that they had to try out on their own instead of bringing 11 towels outside. They were very diligent at drying off so they could come in.

Everyone had a great time together. There was practically no fighting the whole time. The only stressful time was when everyone was told to go to bed. Bedtime didn't happen at the hour I wished both nights, but they all eventually fell asleep. I didn't grow up living next to any of my cousins, so it is fun to let the kids enjoy this time in their lives.