The best part is that on Sunday, you have permission to relax. Actually, you have been commanded to relax but that's for another post. Sunday afternoons are just made for taking naps, reading and lounging.
At our house, a typical Sunday involves getting everyone fed and out the door for church then home for a boxed mac & cheese lunch (I'm relaxing, remember?) then down for naps and "room time." Room time is an idea borrowed from my sister-in-law. She used it with her kids when they were younger as a way to institute some quiet time once the kids had outgrown their naps. At first, I thought it cruel to send Avery to her room for 2 hours every Sunday afternoon. Like a punishment even. But, we made it clear to her that it was not a punishment. I think its even good for her to have some down time to herself. So, while I am downstairs napping, Avery plays quietly in her room and every once in a while even she herself takes a little snooze. That evening, we have dinner and prepare for the week ahead.
This past Sunday was our annual Sunday School class egg hunt. We always have it at a local park and families bring picnic lunches and the kids all run around together. Somehow, the past 3 years the weather has been absolutely miserable! There were 40 mph gusts of wind combined with a high temp of about 58 degrees. Ahh! The kids could not have picked up those eggs fast enough!
This was Ethan's first egg hunt. Jeff was by his side, and he caught on pretty quickly. I haven't gotten around to getting him an Easter basket yet, so he hunted with his Frankenstein trick-or-treat bag. Ha! Afterwards, he loved shaking the eggs and then opening then so that the jellybeans inside spilled all over the ground. Funny boy!
The girls always enjoy any activity involving candy. Yesterday, I had their Easter baskets out on the kitchen counter and had been rationing out small portions throughout the day. Hannah and Ethan got some after their lunch and Avery had some after she came home from school. While I was busy with chores, my sneaky girls decided to take candy rationing matters into their own hands. I heard the two of them giggling in the powder bathroom, which is a big red flag for me. So I knocked on the door and asked what they were doing in there. Avery hollered out that they both just had to go really, really bad and they were taking turns. Hmmm. I sat down in our computer chair just outside the door and waited for them to come out. About 5 seconds later, Hannah popped out of the bathroom and said, "We've been eating lots and lots of candy!" Avery was completely dismayed that Hannah had given away their secret plot so quickly while I immediately proceeded to take the remainder of their candy and throw it in the trash. Sneaks!
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