March is a really busy month for weekends for us, yet we’re in a funny position now that we’re staying with my parents. Sundays are “normal,” whether we go to church or not. We’re here, spending the day with my parents, feeling relaxed and among friends. This is how Sunday usually goes, until recently, when we got sick and hermitted up. This is better, for sure.
With Brady having SUCH a busy week, we opted to stay home from church and spend some time together, just our family, while my parents did go to church. It was a nice quiet morning. When my parents did come home, we had pancakes and bacon for lunch. The kids watched a bit of tv and my parents actually left in the late afternoon to attend a birthday party. With them being gone so much, and me being SO tired and dozing on the couch, I can confirm that its been a very quiet and restful day.
Brady bathed the kids and we watched some Paw Patrol. Rowan is becoming the master of the stairs, and is able to back down them completely unassisted! Of course, we do assist him, and wouldn’t just send him down a flight on his own anytime soon, but he can back down the two steps into my parents living room all on his own. Very proud of him!
Laela struggled pretty hard through supper, but Dekker knocked it out of the park by helping me tidy toys up with a VERY positive attitude. We always tidy toys together in the evening before bed, but because I knew Laela was just completely at the end of her rope, I thought I would just do it as a gift to the kids. Lo and behold, Dekker offered to help, and had an amazing attitude about it! I praised him up and said I appreciated his help and his loving heart SO much, and he just soaked in that and kept working! He then lead the pack to bedtime with that positive attitude. I felt like he really jumped in to his role of “big brother” this evening. Love him.
The ‘rents have arrived and I’m ready to be done on the laptop for the moment, so I’m off! Tomorrow, Brady is off to work and hopefully we’ll have a low key day at home. Tuesday there is a bit more up, so first, we rest.