Today we had a delightful change from our normal routine of life. We have recently started attending church at the stake center. In our previous ward building the chapel had smaller benches on the sides, which we loved since there are only three of us. But the stake center is much, Much, MUCH bigger. Even the side benches are huge. We have staked our claim on the 2nd bench on the right hand side of the chapel, right in front of the sacrament table. I like our bench, I like our spot...but it feels really empty most weeks. I'm sure it is even more empty feeling when I leave to feed Anna. Imagine if you will, Devin all alone on this bench for most of sacrament meeting.
Today was a different story. Today we had guests on our bench. Visitors. Friends! We were delighted to add Braxton, Luke, Jake, and Callie to our bench today. Both sets of parents were at other wards today and they declared us their adopted parents. It was quite the change going from 3 to 7. Our bench was full. It was WONDERFUL! Maybe someday we will fill up our bench without the assistance of our friends, but for now I guess I am the "mother" of 3 teenage boys, 1 teenage girl, and my little Anna.
We had a similar experience several weeks ago with my brother David's kids. Nothing beats piling up all the kids and reading stories. I look forward to having a good sized family someday.
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that is fun you have more space in your new chapel for church. but yes i can see how devin would be lonely when you left with anna!
fun that you are having friends on your bench with you. still weird to me that you have the petersons in your ward. i still feel like they are on a long vacation and will come back to be in the ward with me. but i guess not.
tell them hello when you are at church with them.
Last summer we watched our friends' children which made a total of 7 kids under 6 years old. I had to count heads to make sure we had them all! After that I decided that may be too many for me. I do know what you mean though, when someone is sick or up on the stand our bench seems so much bigger and incomplete.
I hope you are still saying that when it you have 4 children under the age of 9 and daddy is sitting on the stand in the bishopric. He he. No more leaving the chapel to nurse. You are doing it right there in the pew. But in all seriousness I do agree the more the merrier and nothing beats having a bunch of kids climb in bed with you to read stories.
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