The Latest from the Welch Clan

For starters, I got my hair chopped off! Hooray! I believe the last time I had my hair cut was when I was in Tulsa last year at Easter. I think. It was definitely needed for the summer!
Last week Brad, Cristen, Anne and Claire came to Madison for three days to visit. They stayed in a hotel within walking distance to our house which was awesome! We had a lot of fun playing in the pool with the kids and eating all the free food the hotel offered! They had social hour during the week for dinner so one night we had grilled burgers with the fixin's and the next night they ordered pizza. Also a keg of Leine's Beer was available for all to drink! Pretty nice deal if you ask me. It was Scarlett's first time swimming and she loved it. At first she was pretty unsure of the whole situation but after about 15 mintues she was loving it. She was happily floating around the pool in her boat while the three adults were tending to the three older children. Claire was fearless and had a blast jumping off the side of the pool to Brad. Esme did really well with an intertube and floaties on her arms. Anne is the opposite of Claire but once in awhile she gets moments of bravery and ungrasps herself from you!
I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before but I am pretty busy these days being a nanny again! I watch a 3 month old baby girl named Matilda everyday until 1:30pm. I also watch my friend Jessica's son Shade who is 3 around three days a week. He and Esme have a blast playing together and it's really nice for Esme to have a playmate. With four kids under 4 I am pretty busy. It does make my days go by pretty quickly and I tend to have a lot of energy! I don't have time to be tired anymore! When the kids leave and I am left with my two, it feels like a breeze!
That's all for now! I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend!