Next up?

We arrived home from Virginia Monday afternoon and took the next few days to do the laundry and pack it up again. On Friday, we left for a weekend at the Milton Hershey School. Then after being houseparents to 13 senior high boys, we took off on Sunday night at 10p.m. to drive half way to North Carolina. We got a hotel room around 1 a.m. and settled in for a few hours rest. Except for Chicken Nugget - who got a terrible case of insomnia - how rude. We were up until 2:30 - then awoken by her at 7 a.m. - No rest for the weary! Spent a few hours hanging out at the hotel, having breakfast and swimming in the indoor pool and then drove the rest of the way to my oldest brothers house in Rocky Mount. My family drove and flew in from all over: Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey, and Arizona to spend a week together. Here are some pictures of our trip:

With seven children under the age of seven we were all quite busy! I guess that explains why we have so few pictures of the trip! It was great to see all my nieces and nephews - and especially to see them all playing together. My grandparents, who are well into their eighties came down from Vermont. It was really special to have them there. And a shout out to my mom who is the craziest and most fun mom out there - You rock! She set up a tent out in the backyard and camped outside with any of the grandkids that wanted to. She played just as hard as the kids did and I know she was sad to leave.

Tune in next time, when The House That Jack Built leaves Rocky Mount and travels across the state of North Carolina to visit good friends!