puzzle+mom, dad, bob and sj=awesome family bonding

Both boys got a puzzle from Santa for Christmas. They had been playing A LOT of video games and both my husband and I felt they needed an electronics break. We told them to log off of whatever system they were on and come downstairs. We had both puzzles out and they had to choose which one they wanted to do. They opted for one of Bob's (it had the fewest pieces-300). I am sure they were thinking they would be done quicker and they could go back to the video games.

I had Santa bring the boys puzzles for two reasons. Reason 1 was SJ used to build 100 piece puzzles in about 10-15 minutes. He also used to build them from the inside out (which is crazy!). Reason 2 was that I wanted us to do something as a family. So many times, Bob is on the computer, SJ is on the Wii, my husband is watching television and I am reading/scrapbooking/working on a crossword book. I felt we needed to have something for us to do together.

We started the puzzle and everyone had their own method of building it. Bob was trying to find all the pieces of Darth Vader’s light saber, SJ was trying to build Darth Vader, my husband was working on the ships and I was focusing on the borders. It was great teamwork. We had the puzzle down in a little over an hour.  (I think SJ's puzzle building gift may be gone, but he has gained so many more skills to replace that one.)


When we were done, the boys wanted to go back to their electronics. We told them that they were done with electronics for the night. They could play a game together, do Lego’s or read a book. After some grumbling from both boys, I could hear them playing together in SJ's room. That is a sound that I love to hear. SJ and Bob just being brothers like any other brothers. Thanks Santa for giving us the opportunity to have this bonding time!

Santa responds: You’re welcome ;)