Five Stories of Fun!

While I was on bedrest, Chris had his hands full! He and the boys flew to Virginia, stayed with my parents for a few days, and attended the Worth Family Reunion in West Virginia, home of the infamous "Big House"--a ginormous 5-story ski lodge with more than enough room for my parents and all ten of their children's families. It boasts an indoor pool, one entire floor with private rooms and bathrooms for each family, 3 gargantuan family rooms, 2 huge kitchens, and more. My sisters-in-law wrote about the vacation here and here, but unfortunately so far I haven't seen a good picture of the house in its entirety (Richard?).

From what I hear, Chris deserves the "Father of the Year" award for how well he did on his own with the boys. He really is great at that. Look, he even managed to snap a few pictures... (click on any of the pictures to enlarge)

He said the flights and layovers were the hardest parts,
but you wouldn't know it from the smiles on these faces:

What family reunion would be complete without a talent show?
Tommy and Michael told knock-knock jokes.

And what Worth event would be complete without some kind of brainy-mind-stimulating (read: geeky) activity? Everyone tested the laws of physics during the egg drop. Chris and the kids took the easy way out and protected their eggs in their laundry hamper (thank goodness I had prevailed before the trip, when Chris claimed they didn't even need to pack a hamper...).

Apparently, a good time was had by all

Well, all except for poor little Nancy, who was stuck at home missing everyone (as well as Jolie and Tim's family who were missed). And who says Chris is the only one who can handle things on his own? I managed to have a baby while he was gone, but that's another story...