They got here on Wed. night and we met at Danver's after church with the rest of the "crew." It is obvious to me that they are definitely a piece of our friendship puzzle because when they come back, it is as if they never left. Sutton has not been back since they left for CA almost 4 years ago; Cam and Quincy came back in the fall.....but the entire group of kids just pick up with the last conversation they had and played for an hour without one fight! Amazing!
So C and MZ had already had Spring Break but the last few days of this week they had Ratledge Break! The kids jumped on the trampoline, went fishing, went creekin', they burned things...... just good country boy kinda stuff! Trea and I and the babies (S and Bennett) and Quincy and Sutton went shopping quite a bit! Good girl stuff. Daddy and Ryan drank coffee in the mornings and sang the "Breakfast Song", except they liked to make up their own lyrics..depending on the topic of conversation. Very comical!
We had a cookout with the crew one night and we also went out for catfish, a Ratlegde visit tradition!
It was so sad Sunday morning when they left! I have heard the saying-"Guest are like fish, after three days they start stinking." But with the Ratledges they are so like family that we felt a void when they left! The kids were lost and our morning coffee seems so boring now! We love you guys so much and feel blessed to have you as our friends.
Quincy went with us to a wedding
trampoline time!
The girls
You can't take a pretty picture with these guys!!
some of the kids, three are missing
S wanted Bennett to hold her hand....He did NOT, he just grunted at her! They sat in these high chairs for hours at a time. They watched movies and colored and fought over what ever the other one had!
Catfish Night!
Quite an armful!
The boys singin' No mo Capt' Crunch, No mo soda pop, No mo'.........
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