Our weekend around here was more or less uneventful. We did introduce some new toys - new as in we hadn't played with in 2 months: GEO Trax. They toys were not brought out freely, they had to be earned. Daniel earned them: He "cleaned the whole house." What this actually meant was that he picked up his room and picked up his toys and did the same in the living room! And all I could do was oblige. The Geo Trax did hold their attention and the boys played well together.
Brief aside: The boys usual bed time during the school years is 7:00 to 7:45. Well, Christian was determined to stay up all night long like his friend Cameron. Supposedly, Cameron is allowed to stay up all night long reading and reading and reading. Well on Saturday night, I was pretty easy going about the bedtime routine. I didn't rush and I didn't make demands for a strict bedtime. Well Christian's experiment only went on to 8:30 pm. He said he was tired and didn't feel good. So we rocked and he promptly took two minutes to be asleep. I'm finding sometimes, its ok to let them try some things on their own and come to their own conclusion.
Today was a beautiful day sunshine and 70 degrees. We headed to Target to pick up a prescription and some new sheets for Daniel's bed. We found what we were looking for and it was one of the best outings we've had in a while. It was made so pleasant because boys boys used their iPad mini's while I was there. It was kind of cute to see both of them doing their own thing but it was a wonderful 45 minutes for me as i was able to think and choose some sheets and look around just a bit that most other days jsut don't allow. This could be the beginning of a new phase of our family life. I was able to think a thought through long enough to whip together a basic hotdog lunch with everthing we needed available at Target. Daniel promptly remembered that Hot Dogs are s staple for us on the days we come back from Tiki Beach. It makes me happy to know that we are making memories that my guys are already storing and bringing back up. Makes my mommy heart smile.
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