I survived! The first night was REALLY rough. I was so proud of myself for getting all 5 kids asleep before 8:30. THen the real terror began. Our dog, Brody, started frantically scratching at the back door for some reason. Then he would run around the back yard from side to side barking. He NEVER does this so I was freaking out. I thought for sure something or someone was in my backyard. He wouldn't stop, so of course my mind starts to go wild. I am hearing all sorts of noises and I am thinking to myself how will I protect 5 kids by myself? (I know I am a nerd) I called a lady from our ward who lives in our neighboorhood and her husband came over and checked out the backyard with a flashlight. I was finally able to go to sleep. The rest of the nights got better. The kids did really well. Not too many fights and they had fun. The hardest thing was trying to keep them quite, somewhat, while Grady took a nap. All in all it was a good weekend but I was SO ready for Sunday night.