In the house...

Not only did we have fun at the beach, but the house that we rented was perfect for our large group. The house had six bedrooms each with its own bathroom and a large kitchen/ living room area. We had plenty of room to spread out. Here are some pictures from inside the house.

Hunter and Hayden clearly marked which bed was theirs.

The kids loved playing the Ipad - and since each family brought one, the just passed from one kid to the next. Tred was immersed in his game and couldn't be bothered for this picture. :)

Amy Engram had the best idea to have a Bed Making Olympics. Here are all the kids lined up for the awards ceremony. We played the Olympic theme music as they marched into the living room and then proceeded to award: "Most Consistent Bed Making" - to Hadley, Holland and Neeley; "Best Use of Theme" - to Hayden and Hunter; "Smoothest Bed" - to Carter and Jake; "Best Bed Symmetry" - to Max and Colton; and "Best Overall" - to Cole and Connor. No gold medals - just packages of Nutter Butters for the winners. Thanks Matt Houston for sharing!

We painted! Each kid got to paint their very own canvas beach scene. It was a lot of work for the moms to keep up with the paint, the spills and the brushes, but the kids had fun.

Colton was working on painting a crab.

Connor and Hunter at work.

Carter loved his painting.

Colton and Neeley on the table, Jake and Max bouncing around with a plunger.

Carter Rapp on the mic (skewer stick).