playdough

  • Posted by Kristy on January 21st, 2008 filed in the fam

i’ve been thinking i need to be more intentional about the time i spend with the kids. it seems like time has flown by and so many days we just sort of “get by”. they get cranky by 3 pm and so do i. i’m always saying i need to do more fun stuff with them instead of just trying to get them to play on their own.

this morning we were trying to get the house back to normal after our trip. laundry is piled to the ceiling, new toys are everywhere and all that jazz. after working on it for about 2 hours i said, “who wants to go play playdough?” both the girls chimed in and downstairs we went.

2044117f2b18_main200.jpg they had so much fun with the new playdough stuff a friend got them for christmas. there’s new play mats with math stuff, shape stuff, and pictures with parts left out to make with playdough. super cool new tools and lots of neato stuff that didn’t exist when i was a wee child. i think i had as much fun as they did.

the point is, all it takes is taking action now. instead of waiting for the perfect time or activity or after the house is all clean or after i develop a long organized list of stuff to do, i decided to play with the girls right now for an hour. i was shocked at how long they would sit there and do an activity when i’m with them. i think it does them some good and me too!




3 Responses to “playdough”

  1. Ginger Norris Says:
    January 21st, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    That is great! They will be this age for only a short while so grab all the moments you can. Housework will still be there when they grow up and you have time on your hands. They will be more likely to help you after you spend time playing too. I know you already know all that because you are a great Mom. I love to watch you interact with Abby and Lilly. They are so blessed to have you and Mike as parents. Keep up the good work. I love you.

  2. K.T. Says:
    January 21st, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    I believe we should get back to deliberate quality time with our kids too-
    I feel that we have been doing just as you say too-just sort of getting by….

    They have grown so fast and every day I feel like this time is slipping away-and it is.

  3. Nannaw Austin Says:
    January 22nd, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Ginger is so right. Abby and Lilly are such good, sweet little girls
    because they have such good parents. Kristy and Mike, just keep
    being there for them and training them to be just like they are now.
    I had much fun playing with them when they were here and miss
    them since you left.
    It’s late now so I’m ready to call it a day. Love to all, Nannaw

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