- Sometimes even a 15 passenger van (ours actually just has 11 seatbelts right now) isn’t big enough. We actually had to take two vehicles to go Christmas tree hunting.
- Everyone needs a chance to hunt for and cut down a live Christmas tree.
- Needing to fell the tree must be an inherent male trait.
- Having 6 kids brings out my Type A tendencies in a big way. It’s a good thing when everything works like a well-oiled machine and a bad thing when I think the well-oiled machine will always work.
- The bathroom situation can get dicey when trying to bath everyone or get everyone out of the door in the morning.
- Screen time (i.e., TV’s and computers) can be more of a commodity than bathroom time.
- Sam’s Club is your friend.
- Mia’s not as extroverted as we thought or her princess syndrome is way more serious than we thought.
- PJ is as extroverted as we thought.
- Embrace the 1 cup/1 plate policy.
