Lazy days.....I think not.

Baby boy is here again for a few days and nothing about this week can qualify as the "lazy days of summer."  Although I am sitting down to write this post despite the fact that I have 5 kids running around playing and screaming and a baby entertaining himself on the floor so I guess not every moment is crazy.  It's great to see them all play well together and even better that I don't have to entertain them.  It's not so great when they start fighting and I have to step in and redirect.  The noise level is nuts and there are toys everywhere, which totally unnerves me.  I can't seem to get the laundry situation under control because each time I try to go upstairs to sort everything and put it away a fight breaks out.  So today I decided to just let it go and be present near the kids so I can help them navigate their playtime. Baby boy and Batman enjoy playing together but really struggle to share and cooperate with one another. Bubba also has a hard time getting everyone on the same page when trying to play a game, it just doesn't work when everyone wants to play their own way.  Peanut pretty much stays away from the boys and focuses her attention on Mr. M and Goose.  She loves to play with Goose and Goose is a great little mommy to her.  My heart swells with pride when I see her playing with Peanut and I can hear them laughing and enjoying themselves.  My time here is over, a request has been made that I go pick up the dog poop so they can play in the yard.  It's not a glorious job but it is a blessed one.