On a Lighter Note

In addition to some heavy stuff over the past few weeks, which I blogged about a few days ago, we have also had some fun.  The kids loved dyeing eggs and hunting them.

And today we had a great time at 200 Million Flowers' 5K for the Fatherless.  The kids all did the one mile fun run, jumped in the bouncy house, and just enjoyed themselves.  There were some great volunteers there (thanks Alex and Kasy!) who watched the baby while we tried to manage the other kids.  Carlie and her boyfriend, Ethan, did the run with the kids so we could take pictures and cheer them on.

One of our new girls is also 7 years old (like Jocelyn) and they are inseparable.  Hence, no pictures of Jocelyn that we can post.

I was talking to a friend on our way out and so fell behind a little  As I caught up, it was a great opportunity to get a shot of our family.....all 10 of them.

After the race, we took everyone to Krispy Kreme as a treat.  It was a first for 5 of them and was fun to watch them watch the donuts being made.   The kids are all outside playing in the sprinkler while Carlie and Ethan do some yard work for us.  They have offered to keep the kids tonight so we can go out for some much needed kid-free time.  Big kids are the greatest!