my life with many children was going to be like and what it is becoming are two very different things. I saw us as a homeschooling family with no TV, a big garden and lots of fun evenings with bike rides, walks and beach trips. Today I signed up 4 kids for soccer, drove to two soccer camps (and dance later tonight) and Q is going to public high school in the fall.
It's OK. I always told people that we take things one year at a time. So many changes have happened in our family in the past couple of months that made us rethink what we're doing and how it's working. It's kind of hard for me. I just didn't envision myself running around with babies in tow...well, I envisioned it I just did not think that it was what was best for anyone. Apparently it is. The boys love soccer. Thea is trying to hold her feet on the floor with the excitement of going to buy cleats this afternoon. Mareea and Gideon had a great time throwing seeds at a fence in the soccer field. We multi tasked at dance by bringing school work and fun building toys we never get around to playing with.
I don't have a little baby anymore and never will again. Pregnancy or the newborn stage won't be an excuse for exhaustion from here on out so I guess that's why I'm able to handle all this running a little better...even with the husband gone.
Thinking back they were bored. There isn't enough space here for them to play and enough freedom for tree climbing and fort building. Boys need to be active...they can't sit too much. So here we go. I feel a bit dragged along into this whole thing, but I pray we will enjoy it and we will still be close as a family.
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