Yes, with a large family most things, if not everything is either larger or more numerous than a smaller family. :D But for us it's normal and we don’t even think about it when we have something larger enough for a basketball team or have more than one of a certain item.
--Things that need to be larger than normal--
>House--No, our house is not a huge house; in fact it's smaller than the one we had in Houston. And though we do miss having a walk in closet in every bedroom, we wouldn't trade our ten acres with very limited closets and storage space for the 1/3 of an acre with walk-in closets that we used to have. My parents decided when we moved out here that the house didn't have to be as large as the one we were moving out of as long as we had the acreage.
>Cars--Yes, we do have a monster of a car. lol It’s a Ford E350, which at this point seats all of us children, both parents, and our grandfather with one seat left. Two more babies and were stuck. lol We also have two other cars for when only half or less than half of the family is going somewhere.
>Table--We have a normal size table, but both ends are pulled out and sometimes we feel a little like sardines.
>Washer and Dryer--Our washer and dryer are the largest ones that you can get without going commercial (which we have contemplated more than once), they work like a dream, hold more than enough laundry, get it all cleaned and very rarely complain.
--Things we have more than one of--
>Dinner--When I started cooking a little over ten years ago, I remember cooking one pan and it would be enough for us for dinner and a little left over for dad for lunch the next day. We are now cooking at least two large casserole pans and never having more than half a serving left over. It's gotten to the point where I am slightly afraid to cook for less than a half dozen people, and when I talk about this with friends they tease me with "Well, that's where you get a cook book with normal size recipes!" Only that is all I use right now, but without thinking each and every recipe gets at least tripled and it's second nature for me.
>Dishes--If we were ever to buy a complete set of plates, bowls, cups, etc we would need at least four if not five to have enough for our family.
>Bunk beds--Currently we have three bunk beds set up with two in storage and always looking for 'backups'.
>Desks--Though we use the dining room table for almost everyone, we do have a few desks. At last count we had four big desks and three small desks.
--Then there are the things we have either joked about getting, or have gotten. (I'll let you decided which is which)--
>Christmas tree
>Dish washer (starting with getting one that works)
>Another Double Oven and a either a larger stove or another one
>Upgrade to a restaurant grade three bay sink
>Computer
>Dressers
>Bookcases
>Bathroom
>Textbooks
>Swing set
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