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Still not physically or emotionally recovered from my girls trip. The thought of blogging about it seems way too overwhelming. But I can post a few pictures taken while I was away.

My husband is incredible. Not only did he hold down the fort, but he fed, bathed, clothed, changed diapers, was on time for 8 AM church, and put the kids to bed at a reasonable hour each night. I received a voice mail from Aaron late one evening while I was gone... He was wrestling with all four boys on the trampoline and accidentally called me. The message is priceless and I listened it to several times while I was away. All the kids were yelping (including the baby) and above all the chaos, Aaron screams "Steamroller!" which is followed by a bunch of groaning children. He is such a fabulous Dad. Oh, and he made chocolate chip cookies with the kids AND took pictures-- which won him huge brownie points.

It's not easy living away from family, but sometimes you can meet people that instantly become family. What makes a friend seem like a family member? When they are willing and ready to watch your kids-- for days on end. I had several girlfriends who were swapping my kids and taking excellent care of them. And then when I missed my flight and had to stay another day, I called my sweet friend to ask if she could watch them AGAIN.. she said, "No problem! I just bought everything to make haunted houses! We would love to have them!" There's nothing like knowing your kids will be taken care of AND entertained while you're gone. To be honest, I think they were a little disappointed when I came home :).