Lily and I have both been trying really hard to get back in shape. Today Lily did the bike, the elliptical and strength training. I did the dogout workout wiht Basil (jogging, sprinting, pull-ups, stretching). One side effect of all this activity is that we were super tired today. I felt like I barely functioned at work. But we have hope that our bodies are changing to be more fit!
During work, I caught Lily reading with Ammon. Lily also helped kids with their music later in the day. She has been working really hard with the kid’s development.
We were all impressed with Clarissa’s imitations of Lydia’s drawing!
My satisfying parenting moment today was when I made Ammon and Clarissa clean up the insane mess they made on the floor with the kinetic sand. It was completely unnecessary and they are old enough to know better and be accountable to clean up messes. So so often, I take the easy route and just clean up their mess for them (sometimes feeling frustrated). Today, I took the time to explain to them the importance of not making unnecessary messes. I wanted them to feel how difficult cleaning is so I made them clean the mess. I was happy every time Clarissa said she was tired because I felt like she was getting the point. I hope making them clean this up helped them see that messes don’t always just magically get cleaned up. This is something Lily does better than me, and I hope to do more of it to reinforce the behaviors we are trying to instill. Additionally, aren’t they just the cutest sweepers?
