family sleepover

Last Friday night after Evan's ski lesson at Hickory, Evan and Tony grabbed some pizza and raced home because it was the anticipated family sleepover.  All week we talked about it.  Actually Tony and Evan have been talking about having a sleepover in a fort upstairs for months and months.  So… it was now time.  Evan was super excited.  The fort was made and the movie (Pooh in the Seasons, or something) was picked out the night before.  We all cozied upstairs for pizza, a movie, a story, then sweet dreams.  Evan on the second level of the fort, Tony in the fort basement, and Colin and I on our plush cushion mattress on the floor.  All so warm and sleepy.  And they slept until after 7:00 too, a rarity.

And Evan may have shed a couple tears in the morning when it was all over.  We can't wait till the next time!

Good day

It is not every day that I can seriously say "it was a good day."  A Sunday home alonewith two little kids tends to not be the most easy and fun.  I really am thankful that I am able to spend so much time with our kids while they are little.  I sure know I will miss have a 2-year-old running around someday.  But, some days I just feel bored and frustrated.  Like I spend my day attempting to entertain, break up brotherly fights about the silliest things, and picking up their piles of stuff.  Usually it all it takes is to step back and look at those little guys to enjoy the moments.  But sometimes I forget and get distracted away from looking into their eyes and seeing this little person who is mine.

But today was great.  Maybe it was because they didn't wake me up until 6:38.  But there was fights today, only lots of brother giggles.  There was no boredom.  They seemed to find things to do without a lot of creativity on my part, they helped me clean up, and they didn't bug me all day about watching shows.  

My favorite moments of this good were;

Watching Evan gather up some his money.  Change into jeans (which he rarely wears, but was yes the pockets to put his money in) and proudly purchase a nerf gun

Listening to uncontrollable giggles as Evan and Colin were throwing all the cushions down the stairs from the loft

Colin helping me make potatoes and Evan being excited about cleaning up his messy room, and not just because we were doing the chores, but because of their excitement of the activities

Reading book 2 and 3 of My Father's Dragon with Evan, love reading good chapter books that engage us both 

Rocking Colin to sleep.  I know he is a little old for that, which makes it that much sweeter.  But he wouldn't go to sleep at naptime.  I picked him up after a few tries of crying it out, and he cuddled right in and we rocked away.  

No where else I would have rather been today.