The kids go to the 'Kuk

I drove the kids to the 'Kuk to spend the week with Aunt Janany and Glenny.  I drove them down on Thursday and woke up early and took the train back to Chicago to pack and get on a plane. 

When we arrived the kids learned which rooms were theirs and their rooms were full of toys and presents. There were new balls, chalk, colors, bubbles, bath toys and other stuff.  There were also big trucks for the kids to play with and Big Willie was in heaven.  It didn't take long for them to adjust.  

We had the luxury of having Internet connections throughout Amsterdam and Germany and we were able to send and receive text messages to know how the kids were fairing. It was nice to know what they were up to instead of wondering and worrying for no reason.

They went to the pool a couple days.  One day they met Kathy and some of her grandchildren.  I think the ladies realized that they were completely outnumbered with seven kids screaming demands at two adults. They didn't go back so outnumbered.  Noah is holding Kit-Kat while she screams her brains out and Big Willie is staring at the ground b/c he was worried about his shoes. 

Jordan was around after work.  He played basketball with Big Willie.  It was a bit overwhelming to watch my baby happily play with the kid I once babysat at the same age.

 Played trains.

 Played in the pool in the backyard when the city pool sounded too overwhelming.

They went to feed the ducks and the geese started running and chasing the kids. They had to run to the car so they wouldn't get attacked.

 Nightly wrestling match.  Janan said that Kit-Kat wanted in on all the action.

I was told the kids ate like pigs.  Uhhhh. I can't get them to eat anything.  Miss M told me her favorite thing was meatballs and mashed potatoes.  And homemade ice cream.

They made it! I think everyone had fun.

We landed in Chicago around 1pm Saturday afternoon.  We made it home around 2:30pm after getting our luggage and getting through customs. We were supposed to take the train out at 6pm.  Andrew didn't think he could handle waiting the three hours to get on the train so we drove down.  We were able to get there before they went to bed which was fun. They were excited to see us but I think we were more excited to see them.  I didn't really start missing the kids until Wednesday night before bed. Once I started missing them then all I wanted was to be home.