Party Central

We have become a party house! Last weekend we had Bryan and Natalie Hatch, Natalie's brother Brian and his wife and three boys, Andrea, John and Anna and their boys, Emily and Geoff and their family, and Jan and me. It was a good thing our additional room was finished and available for sleeping bags.

Monday, John and I took the canoe out on the lake and paddled some of the little kids around. By Monday night, our crowd had dwindled from 19 to only 8, and the house felt so roomy and quiet. But luckily, Melissa and her kids drove up Wednesday, so we were back to 12. The cousin kids have been having SO much fun playing together - it has really been fun to have them around.

Yesterday I took some of the kids out on the canoe again. It is really fun, paddling the canoe on Edler Lake. It is just a nice size to paddle on - you never get too far from where you started. All the kids wanted to help "paddle" too, although their contributions to momentum were minimal.

Life is good. Family is pure joy. Jan and I can't wait for our ananual Kent & Jan Brooksby Family Reunion in Mesa on Father's Day weekend.