This is why I don't have six children.

My running group (well, with the onset of winter and several second pregnancies, is lately the sit-around-and-eat-brownies group) has a monthly dinner where we all pile over to somebody's house and let the kids run wild. Last night was our turn to host. That's Alison's fanny in the foreground.


The kids loved playing with the Legos. They developed a new game that takes advantage of our home's unique architectural features...