It's been so mild this winter we've hardly had to change our daily routine! I'm not actually pleased about it, I'm concerned about the drought and bummed the kids have had so little snow to play in, but we're making the best of the situation. So our afternoons are still lunch, naps or quiet time, then play outside. Normally the kids bike on the driveway and nearby sidewalk, but yesterday I got motivated and took them for a nice long walk around the entire neighborhood! Usually that backfires - kids accidentally ride into the street and I freak out, they get too far ahead and can't hear me shout (and then I'm the awful neighbor shouting at her kids at the top of her lungs), kids get tired and I end up hauling everyone in the wagon and carrying bikes (it is RIDICULOUS), or last time Patrick volunteered to pull the wagon and took off before Eli sat down, langing Eli on his butt on the sidewalk. Patrick ran away from us the rest of the way home after THAT talking-to, and Eli cried the rest of the way. Wait, WHY do I ever get motivated to do "fun" things like take walks around the neighborhood?! Well, anyway, I did it (must have had amnesia) and we had a GREAT time, I even hauled my camera along for some snaps.
The boys impatiently waiting for me
Caroline and Ethan rode in the wagon. Not my biggest kids, but still quite a heavy load! Ethan sat in the Bumbo.
His cute hat from Steamboat Springs...
wait, have I forgotten to blog about Steamboat?
Here we go...
2 comments:
You're a good mom. I hope my motivation comes back soon!
I have a lot of those moments- Wait, why did we do this AGAIN?!
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