Yes AND no. Most of the time life is generally chaos ROFL, but in a good way. I've been so lucky that the moments when you lust after the BC life (before children LOL) are few and far between and nothing a bit of a time out doesn't fix. It's pretty full on, especially as they get older and you are chasing after sports and school events and social things like birthday parties and it seems like you are never home. But I wouldn't change it for the world. Because I think ahead to what it would be like when they are all adults and coming home for visits etc and it makes it all worth it kwim? We had our first 3 close together (20mths apart) and I found that you're still in that groove of looking after a baby so you don't notice it much by the time you get to #3 LOL, but with a larger gap between 3 and 4 it was harder, but great that the older ones were that bit older that they could do things for themselves and I can get them to help me tidy the house, pick up their things etc and we all pitch in and help. But I think that had we only had 1 or two chidren our lives would still be as busy because you would still be doing the same things like school and sports and all that - as it is we choose activities that all of them will be able to do like Auskick and little athletics etc. And there isn't much more to tidy up around the house - 1 child can make as much mess as 4 children - trust me! Oh and there is the washing, but it's not an issue you know?