Family of Six? How do you do it?????

Saturday afternoon and evening, Dennis and I babysat for my sisters two boys, Simon and Henry. They are two adorable kids, BUT they are 21 months and 10 months! We had a great idea and thought we would go out to dinner and then take a nice stroll on the boardwalk. We went to Taco Bell (if that can be considered "out to dinner") and then headed down to the boardwalk. Simon loves "Ya, Ya" (his name for Olivia) and wanted to walk next to her, not ride in the stroller. Being an aunt, I obliged and put his "safety bear" (teether) on with Olivia at the other end. The two of them took off running while Caden took off full speed pushing Henry towards the water to see some ducks! Dennis was chatting with some friends we ran into, while I was yelling to Caden to slow down or he and Henry were going to end up in the water. At the same time I was running and weaving through the masses of people trying to catch Simon and Olivia. I am sure it was a sight as a few different people offered to help. Needless to say, it was not as easy as I thought taking four kids out on a Saturday night to a crowded area. Dennis and I continue to be certain that our man to man defense/family of four is a perfect fit for us!!!! I have a new appreciation for all those large families out there.