Today was very lovely. We drove to Cedar City and the drive was great. The children were, for the most part, behaved. PJ only ate one crayon and tore apart about 17. I am grateful that this time of year crayons are only $.25.
My parenting gem that I learned today is that if I get into the mind set that I would like my children to be well behaved and quiet so that I can do my own thing (come on parents, we all do that) I just end up annoyed. But, if I give my children the attention they desire and take the time to color and play games, I can then have my time. Today, I got to sit next to Adrienne for a while and we played games and colored together. It was great and the ride went much smoother than yesterday when I was just telling the children to "quiet down".
Tonight, Kayla and I went to the Shakespeare festival and saw A Comedy of Errors. It was so enjoyable. I made dresses for the occasion. Kayla looked so great. My dress turned out to be about 300 years too modern. I looked more like Elizabeth Bennet than Lady MacBeth. I am more partial to Jane Austen anyways. Kayla would like me to mention the yummy tarts that we had while we were there and the masquerade masks that we bought. They were fun.
2 comments:
I love this picture!!! This is something Kayla, (and the other girls) will remember for the rest of her life! How fun!!!
Love you all!!
I love how you were able to find masks to match each of your dresses! As for the parenting gem, I REALLY wish that weren't a lesson that I forget easily and relearn the hard way time and time again!
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