We did relax, though. The boys played together and individually (electronics and/or plushies). I did lots of crafts (Easter crafts, baking and scrapbooking), so that is why I haven't been posting on here. Bob still had soccer practice and SJ still had speech (next blog will be about his speech appointment), but I felt the need to have us be unscheduled. I feel like we are so busy running from school to an activity, back home for homework and baths, bedtime routines and the cycle just keeps repeating. I wanted to not run all day. I wanted us to do one activity (such as soccer practice) and then do what we find joy in. For me, that is crafting. For the boys, it is playing on the computer (Bob is clicking away on his as I type this) or playing with the plushies.
We did make it outside one day (I believe Friday) to fly kites. The boys were playing soccer in the back yard and it was such a beautiful day. A little chilly (about 60 degrees) and very windy. I took out my kite and began to attempt to fly it. I had a lot of trouble, but eventually I had it up in the air. Then, my husband brought out Bob and SJ's kites and we were all flying our kites. It was such a nice activity to do on a "nothing is planned" day. We flew those kites for about 30 minutes. SJ was getting bored and Bob's hands were sore from controlling the kite string.
On Saturday, we made our way over to my parents' house. My aunt was in from Virginia with 2 of her three boys. Her youngest, Scooter, is a year older than Bob. The boys played wiffle ball in the back yard with Scooter and my other cousin, Hunter. When they tired of that, they came inside and were having a great time catching up. My other cousin's kid, Isaac, came over too. So, the four younger boys were playing nicely until I had to head back home to get ready for Easter Day.
When we returned home, my brother-in-law had come to stay with us. I always love when he comes. It is so nice for the boys to spend time with him. SJ showed him all his plushies and his awards from the Science Fair. Bob had him playing some PS3 with him. Later in the evening, our nephew (SJ's godfather) came over to visit also. SJ was thrilled to have another person to be an audience to his high jinks. It was a very nice evening.
On Easter Day, SJ woke up at 6:38 a.m. No one else was up. He tried waking up his uncle and Bob. They weren't budging. I had him come into bed with me until 7. He tried again to wake them. We waited again about 30 minutes and SJ was about to burst from the excitement of finding his basket. I allowed him to go downstairs at 7:30. The bunny always hides the baskets (it's a tradition), so SJ was off to look for his. It took him 2.33 minutes to find it behind our sliding door drapes. Bob made his way downstairs at 8. He was much faster at finding his basket. He only took 1.16 minutes.
They got tennis rackets, a game, Hex bugs, cap guns, a Lego mini-fig and assorted candy and gum. SJ doesn't eat chocolate at all, so all his candies were fruity candies. Bob got some chocolate, but he is very specific at what he likes (Reeses and Hershey mostly). They headed outside to play with their tennis rackets right away. They played with them for about an hour. They moved on to the cap guns and the mini-figs. Then, they were back outside with the tennis rackets. This went on all morning.
Around 3:00, we were expecting about 15 for dinner. I knew the boys wouldn't want to eat what was on the menu. (They are so PICKY!!!) We were having ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, asparagus, cole slaw, sesame salad, sweet potatoes and rolls. I never worry about them not eating at a party, though. I know that we will nibble on things here and there and if they don't eat a good meal one night they will survive. Eventually, SJ asked for pancakes and Bob ate a chicken patty sandwich.
Sometimes when we have such a large dinner party, SJ gets overwhelmed with all the extra people and noise that they make. Happily, he is getting over that. He seemed totally at ease with all of our guests. When he needs a break, he simply retreats to his room for a break.
After dinner, the boys played either ping-pong, tennis or basketball with their cousins. Our one nephew gave Bob and SJ his old K'Nex robot. They put that together and demonstrated it for the adults. It was such a lovely day.
Now, we are on our last day of break. We are again doing nothing planned today. For doing a lot of nothing, I am surely tired. Maybe we need a break from our break?
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