LOWELL, Mich. — On a small farm in Lowell, you can find five horses, three sheep, a herd of ducks and chickens, 12 goats, four dogs, a cow, and too many cats to count.
But if you ask Melissa and Geoffrey Sandman, a couple of doctors who met in med school — that’s not the most hectic part.
“It's controlled chaos," said Melissa.
Being a surgeon, however, helps.
“I think that prepared us for multitasking and time management and getting things done," she said.
Rhys, Keira, Annika and Katrina Sandman, their quadruplets, just walked across the stage to get their diploma.
"It became more comical because they kept saying one name after another after another, the audience laughed," said Geoffrey.
Now, they have set their sights on college — together, of course.
“We're all going headed to Grand Valley at the end of the summer," said Keira.
From AP classes to running track, they’ve done everything side by side.
“Our team was really small. So like, we made up the majority of the girls team," laughed Annika.
They all work together, too. At the McDonald’s on Fulton in Ada, there’s one supersized family behind the counter.
Whenever they need a little support during the lunch rush, Keira says she just waves to them.
“Sometimes Katrina and I will both work the windows," she said. "So, they get to each window and see both of us. They'll think that she had come up to the next window.”
As they head into adulthood, the new beginnings can feel scary.
“It is comforting to know that they'll they'll have each other there," said Melissa. “They might need farm eggs are groceries or baked goods so we can make excuses to visit them."
Although, they say the unknown doesn’t feel as scary with your team in your corner.
“In the future, if it gets stressful with college and stuff, I'll still be able to go and talk to them," said Keira.
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