Chaos and Joy: Parenting with a House Full of Kids’ Friends

Here’s what it’s like when my kids have friends over to the house. Well, both of my entryways are filled with kids shoes. And then my front yard literally looks like a used parking lot. We already have 10 cars. Then when they have all their friends over, there’s so many vehicles that they have to park in my front yard. And I literally have a huge front yard. I mean, this is not uncommon. This is how it is almost all the time. And then the dishes, Whoo! When the kids come over, I wanna feed them, so I give them pop, snacks and pizza, which leaves me with lots of dishes. And then the living room. I love seeing the living room just full of kids visiting. And y’all know I have a big kitchen, too, and so they have to also go into the kitchen, cause there’s no room in the living room. But I gotta tell you, I love it. I don’t mind the kids coming over. We’re just making memories. And I’m never gonna forget this.