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“Too Many Kids!” June 5, 2009

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This week my sister, Ang, and my brother-in-law, Mike, drove out from Utah to Kansas City with five of their six kids.

Hannah was in kid heaven.

At dinner, she surveyed the table burgeoning with people and exclaimed, “THERE ARE TOO MANY KIDS!”

In Hannah’s world, things are quantified as: one, two, a few, and too many.

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Anything over three is too many. She referred to her cousins as “Betsy and those too many boys.”

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We went on a walk with Betsy and those too many boys.

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She particularity liked the littlest boy, Ammon. She called him “little boy” in lieu of his name. Which he did not appreciate.

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But Hannah is quite charming and very persuasive, so not only did he allow her to call him “little boy” . . .

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But he also danced with her. Girls can be very persuasive.

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This is Betsy, contemplating life’s mysteries.

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And thinking about those mysteries as she walks down the path of life.

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Hannah and that “little boy” spied a “stage” (anything raised above the ground qualifies as a stage)

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And ran like crazy to dance their little hearts out.

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The other boys got bored, but not Hannah. She could go on singing and dancing for hours. (Well, maybe minutes.)

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These two were good buddies.

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Walking, talking, dancing, and playing together.

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Ang and Mike seemed to enjoy the scenery . . .

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And the kids enjoyed petting other people’s dogs, chasing bunnies, looking for watersnakes, watching squirrels, and throwing rocks in the river.

1. Melanie J - June 5, 2009: My nephews think everything raised is a stage too. We get treated to lots of shows.
2. Laura White - June 5, 2009: That is so funny! What a character!!
3. Kristina - June 5, 2009: I think I’m going to start calling my husband Little Boy.
4. Jessi - June 5, 2009: Sounds like a wonderful family visit!!
She seriously cracks me up with the things she says! So darling!!
5. Cami Hansen - June 5, 2009: How fun to have visitors! Love the way Hannah’s numbers work. And why can’t my bum look so cute in tight capri stretch pants? If only…