Last week was our Spring Break. We celebrated Noah's 5th birthday visiting the dinosaurs at the Field Museum. It was also a week of getting together with old and new friends. We hosted playdates with our pastor's wife, a college friend, and friends from the city. It was truly a busy week! I would have to say that I didn't really get physically rested during this week, but being able to have adult conversations with moms was priceless!
I have to say the favorite part of the week was the day I spent with just the boys. The day started with going to Noah's 5 year checkup with Ethan tagging along (Bethany went to the city with my husband). We then went to the library to read books and played on the computer. I let the boys choose to have lunch between Culver's and Wendy's and they chose Wendy's. During lunch, Ethan said something that surprised me. He said, "hmm, this is fun". I didn't think that doing "mundane" and "ordinary" things like going to doctors, library, and Wendy's would be "fun" for them. We also spent extra time at Wendy's putting together their kids' meal toys - monster truck with cardboard ramps.
That day was indeed fun and relaxing for us. It reminded me that we don't need to do extravagant things to impress our kids, to make ourselves look like fun parents. Kids just want to spend time with us, no matter what we're doing. When Noah wanted to do sticker book with me, he would tell me he likes it because he's doing it with me. So I need to remind myself that it's not "what" we do with our kids that is the most important, but the "time spent" with them.
I thank God for revealing this truth to me this past week.
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