Happy birthday to my mom! My dad, my sister + BIL, my brother + SIL and our combined nine kiddos were all together under one roof for the weekend! The scene was a rare and beautiful sight.

Little Kemp. The youngest of the nine. What a handsome blessing he is.

A day at the pool, a day of games, a day of playing in the rain be it on the playground or by the pool. No worries. These guys loved their time together.

Our two MKs! Mason-Kate and Mary-Kate.

To look at their faces, one would not guess that these guys were cheering the rain on.

Later, the sun came out and the balloon wars began. MK found her job and took it very seriously.

All too soon, our weekend ended and our family went their separate ways.

After waiting for a year, and after anticipating their camp adventure ALL summer long, the time finally arrived. The boys were so excited to be given the opportunity to spend a week away at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys. Me, well, when we dropped them off, I felt not one bit of worry whatsoever. About four hours later, the reality set in - I won't talk to them for one.whole.week. That is FOREVER in this mommy's world! My mind was put to rest when I logged onto the camp website and viewed photos from the boys' first day of camp and read the blog - from the looks of things, all is well with my guys! Can't wait to hear all about their fun!