We've been busy lately. But it's a different busy. A carting-kids-to-multiple-activities busy, not a chasing-after-multiple-kids busy.
A couple of weekends ago, we had an even-busier-than-usual Saturday scheduled. In addition to the usual two soccer games and one baseball game, Joe was participating in a UIL competition. And, Cort decided that he wanted to do a 150-mile bike ride around Galveston Bay.
Three years ago I would have told Cort he couldn't do the bike ride.
Two years ago I would have let him go, but I would have sulked about having to handle the kids alone all weekend.
This year, however, I was fine with it.
The day was busy, yes. But, relatively speaking, it was easy. I wasn't having to chase after toddlers. I was taking four kids to their respective activities. Four kids who can carry some of their own stuff, know where to go and what to do when they get there, and aren't going to go run away from me if I don't have my eye on them every second.
This was just once of many times lately that it has occurred to me how much these kids have grown up recently. I think I'm only starting to realize, looking back, how much work it really was to have four very small children at once. But no longer. My kids are growing up, and things are changing.
P.S. It was busy. We left for Charlie and Joe's soccer game at 7:40am. Afterwards we came home so Joe could shower and then went right back for Will and Helen's soccer game. Before the game was even over, I took Joe to the prelims of his UIL competition (thank you to Claire and Peter for taking the rest of the kids home!). After we found out he made the finals, we headed home for lunch. Then we went back to the UIL competition for the finals. Immediately after the finals over we came home, the boys changed into their baseball uniforms, and we went back to the ball fields for their baseball game. We got home around 7pm, ordered pizza, ate, and went to bed.
However, we ended the day with two wins in soccer, a goal for both Charlie and Joe, a win in baseball, and a first place finish in UIL solo acting! And despite getting rained on, Cort successfully finished his bike ride on Sunday.
A busy day. But a really, really good day.
A couple of weekends ago, we had an even-busier-than-usual Saturday scheduled. In addition to the usual two soccer games and one baseball game, Joe was participating in a UIL competition. And, Cort decided that he wanted to do a 150-mile bike ride around Galveston Bay.
Three years ago I would have told Cort he couldn't do the bike ride.
Two years ago I would have let him go, but I would have sulked about having to handle the kids alone all weekend.
This year, however, I was fine with it.
The day was busy, yes. But, relatively speaking, it was easy. I wasn't having to chase after toddlers. I was taking four kids to their respective activities. Four kids who can carry some of their own stuff, know where to go and what to do when they get there, and aren't going to go run away from me if I don't have my eye on them every second.
This was just once of many times lately that it has occurred to me how much these kids have grown up recently. I think I'm only starting to realize, looking back, how much work it really was to have four very small children at once. But no longer. My kids are growing up, and things are changing.
P.S. It was busy. We left for Charlie and Joe's soccer game at 7:40am. Afterwards we came home so Joe could shower and then went right back for Will and Helen's soccer game. Before the game was even over, I took Joe to the prelims of his UIL competition (thank you to Claire and Peter for taking the rest of the kids home!). After we found out he made the finals, we headed home for lunch. Then we went back to the UIL competition for the finals. Immediately after the finals over we came home, the boys changed into their baseball uniforms, and we went back to the ball fields for their baseball game. We got home around 7pm, ordered pizza, ate, and went to bed.
However, we ended the day with two wins in soccer, a goal for both Charlie and Joe, a win in baseball, and a first place finish in UIL solo acting! And despite getting rained on, Cort successfully finished his bike ride on Sunday.
A busy day. But a really, really good day.
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