More Time with the Kids

It really is the little things. I don't care who you are, how much you have on your plate, how busy your schedule is, or what excuse you can come up with. 

Spending time with your kids doing kid stuff makes all the difference in the world.

My oldest boy doesn't show interest in much of anything. He is a complete bookworm and video addict. 

It's hard to get any kind of reaction out of him - especially when it comes to excitement. 

Yesterday when we got home from church and after Daddy had left for meetings, I decided to "make" the three of us (me and my two kiddos) bake "Halloween Monster" brownies. 

Not only did they have fun adding ingredients, stirring, and decorating, but when we were all done, my oldest (the non-doer non-participator) asked when we could do it again. 

Just goes to show it's not enough to simply ask what your children want to do. Getting them involved even if at first its non-voluntary can turn out to be a fun and memorable event. 

How many opportunities have I missed because I thought he didn't want to do something? So many. Too many to count.

Yesterday was a teaching moment for me as a mom that sometimes we just have to do.