Winter afternoons have a different tone than the rest of the year. We complete homework as soon as we get home, and then, on the 2-3 days per week we do not have extracurricular commitments, we take baths and put on pajamas. Then, the trio play until dinner.
We are enjoying this quiet time before softball begins in a few weeks, causing our schedule to jump from 2-3 events per week to 4-5. And then there will be the craziness of April and May... the recitals...
In fact, Lauren is already practicing some of her moves.
William George waits all day for his sisters, and then he pounces on them as soon as play time commences.
Even after approximately two hours of play time, they protest when dinner is served, complaining that they haven't been able to play all day.
We try to understand, knowing that this sacred play time is very special, that the desire to play together is important for many reasons. For us, we know that this is a developmental phase that will pass more quickly than we would like. Therefore, we have no problem getting the "work" portions of our evening out of the way to make plenty of time for their time together.
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