The Boys, The Girls, The Littles

We are not a normal family. That is not something we celebrate or aspired to.  It just happened. The fact we have nine kids is just the tip of the iceberg of our atypicality (a new word).  One part of our family culture is giving group names to sets of our children. 

The Boys - Silas, Paul, Nathan, and Luke 

The oldest four.  We started saying this after just the Paul was born.

The Girls - Ellie and Autumn

So stunned to have girls they were promptly named this to distinguish them from The Boys.

The Littles - Abe, Peter and Hanni

They aren't real fond of this name but of course the older siblings call them this all the time.

These pictures started me thinking about The Boys:

The Boys 2013 - Luke's Wedding

These guys spent hours upon hours playing together.  It is heart warming to seem them interact as adults.  After a few years of becoming individuals and adults they are once again able to hang out together and have fun.

Being a parent is hard work but these pictures show a little of the reward.