Kid Swap with the Gaucks

The house is quiet at 11pm after all the kids have returned home. I just have to say that I am so happy that Sarah Huizen mentioned this idea when she first moved in. It has been a lot of fun watching the kids get older through the years and see what nice kids we all have! At one point Mr. Matthew was getting into something and Easton said "Be gentle with him he is only little and doesn't know!" This just made me realize how nice it is to see the older kids watching out for the little ones! Tonight was a full night with mac and cheese, hotdogs and lemonade for dinner along with polite manners. While the mac and cheese was boiling some of the kids whipped up a batter of boxed Chocolate Chip Cookies for the snack. Before dinner we played kickball and took video clips with my old camera of some different kid skits. They are a bit blurry but it's just neat to see them uploaded onto this blog. We then did a craft (plaster molds that were decorated with mosaic designs). I was not planning on doing a craft this time but found a kit I have had in RJ's closet for over a year. The movie Flushed Away was watched while I got Matthew to bed with the help of Avery who fed him his night time cereal. While the movie was coming to an end Jack and I were able to upload the video clips for most everyone to see themselves. While I was doing that it was very cute watching Jenna reading Polar Express to Peyton. After the movie we were able to squeeze in one of those home made cookies and a round of German Flashlight Tag. After everyone left, I realized that its not only the kids that have fun! :-) I am glad that we will continue this. We do have some kids graduating from the group who will be missed! This means we will be down to 5 families. We are going to skip November and December due to the busy holidays. Then we will do 5 months through June just having to skip one. A list will be made to hand out at next Kid Swap at the Fabers. We should all be very proud of the kids we are raising!