8! well, all I can say is Love is in the air over your-way!! If you can afford it, and the kids are developing a mental foundation that is strong for today's social matters, bless y'all...
I have to share with you, one of the things that recently got me almost in tears...(but don't tell my buds here I'm getting mushy...) My middle one, Sydney, banged her large toe on the leg of the chair in the kitchen and let out a real good wail and then a non-breathing cry... My wife and I both ran to her rescue from other points in the house, and after we got her to catch her breath, she explained that she just kicked the chair and hurt her...Get this..."Thumb Toe"!! lol... boy I about died!
The picture at the top of my profile just shows the oldest six.
Great story! We have catastrophes like that almost every day.