Thursday was a challenging day.
There were lots of good things about it…like the
girls working together to build a block tower almost taller than they are…like
them surprising me by making MY bed!...like having our friends bike over to our
house and playing outside together for most of the morning…like snuggling on
the couch, reaching Little House in the Big Woods…like all four of us playing
Monkey in the Middle in the basement…but there were a couple of huge
challenges, too.
Although the girls’ “no bikes” punishment carried over
through Friday, I wanted to start Friday off on a very different note than on
which Thursday ended.
The girlies got up, and I surprised them by taking the three
of us out to breakfast. Going out to
breakfast is a huge treat…and the three of us have only gone together (without
Daddy) once before. The girls chose to
go to JD’s, a downtown bakery/café that we hadn’t been to in quite a while…a
place that has farm-fresh milk and eggs and THE BEST pancakes. We each had a super-yummy pecan pancake and
truly ahhh-mazing bacon. Bliss!
After breakfast, I further surprised the girls with a trip
to the park, “the park with the wiggly chain things,” that my A had requested
just a few days before. We had the park
to ourselves!
Before we went to the playground, though, both girls wanted
to go to the little soccer field “to run”…and run, they did! We played a little bit of tag, and then A
suggested we take turns sprinting across the field (???). The funny thing was that A went, then B, and
then A wanted to go again before she allowed me to take a turn.
We hit the playground for a while, and then headed home…sweaty,
but invigorated.
The girls played SO WELL when we got home from the
park. They spent most of the rest of
their morning upstairs. When I went up
to join them, they had a “store” set up, and Baby A wowed me with her ability
to count change. (Seriously!!!)
After lunch, the girls cleaned up the den, and then we
settled for some Little House in the Big Woods.
I left them for a few minutes to get ready for a work meeting, and they
prepared for their beloved Miss Jenny to come over – the first time since she
left for a semester away in January!
It was such a fantastic day with my baby girls…just what I
had hoped for after the challenges of the prior day.
And when I got home from my meeting, just before supper, I
could not have been more proud to hear what Hubby had to tell me. When he got home, he offered – as usual – for
the girls to ride their bikes. He told
me how Baby A ponied up, “I don’t think Mommy wants us to ride our bikes today.”
What integrity my baby girl exhibited.
A proud Mommy moment to cap off such a great day!
4 comments:
Oh I love that story EXCEPT I'm dying of curiosity - what happened with the bikes???
We had a tough week and just like you, Friday I also decided I am the adult, I set the tone. And we had a lovely day. (not surprisingly, it was after a really good supper with friends on Thurs!!!)
Yes, yes! Pony up the details! We all need to secretly compare and gasp behind our screens!!
I'm still battling the downfall of nap, so we certainly have some HORRIFIC afternoon meltdowns. Recently though, they've been really fun and it's nice to stay active all day. Our Friday was adventure packed, but Monday and Tuesday became bike free days for one little lady after a no-nap, heat induced meltdown. My heart broke a little for her as she watched her sister ride off, but her tantrum back into the house [which made me lose my pants] helped me focus and buckle down on this behavior. Lol!
You know you are doing it right when something like that happens! Good job. Even the best kids have bad days. I have to tell myself that sometimes… and that they are only 5. Because they are so good sometimes, I think we have overly high expectations. :) Luckily, most days, they live up to those high expectations.
Yes M. Now we are all curious.
You are doing something right. And I'm glad they are learning.
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