Joys of July Day 23 - Family Day

What a great day it was! We had decided that we would make today a family day, to celebrate being a family and enjoy some time hanging out and having some fun.  You know what every kid wants to do in the holidays.  After a time of deliberation around the table about what we should do, and it was some deliberation too (you know after hearing 9 peoples ideas and opinions) Jamie and I retreated to discuss the options that were tabled.  We came back to the table with the options and made it known that we had allocated a set amount of money to the day, we let the kids decided how best to spend it. This is what they came up with.....

A trip to the pools as a family with everyone swimming. Lunch at McDonald's. Snacks and treats from the supermarket to eat while watching a movie and sleeping in the lounge after dinner. Which by the way happen to be a very yummy roast pork even if I do say so myself. So here is our set up for tonight. A chaotic mess complete with its fair share of fights about who is sleeping where and next to who, and its fair share of bed bouncing accidents. Jamie and I have long since been resigned to the fact that this is just how it is and that they won't sleep until late tonight. So seeing we are all prepared for that we can't get too stressed and frustrated with all the goings on. Everyone always has fun and everyone always seems to sleep really well. Perhaps its out inner Mongolian coming out in us....you know sleeping together on the floor. Perhaps we should invest in a yurt next.

Today's joys.....my family!