more on the importance of downtime

this topic is continued from my last post.
it was quite fitting for last week because the kids made up this 'burrito' game one night.
they rolled andrew up and secured him with belts.

we'll let the pictures tell that story too...

the goal was to see if he could stand up...

and he did!
i was kind of impressed because it looked pretty hard.
and it was pretty funny and entertaining to watch.
i couldn't leave the room until i saw if he could do it.

and, no, they don't always get this creative.
there is usually quite a bit of fighting that goes on.
which is hard to handle.  i remember fighting a lot with my brothers too.
but, we also had a lot of good times together, lots of silly, funny times.

same goes for my own kids.
i get so happy when they make up these goofy games and just laugh together.
and create these silly memories they'll always have of their childhood.

we know kids both drew & lc's age who are playing on 2,3, & even 4 different sports teams.
and i know some mom's who run around most nights taking kids to multiple activities.
from like 5:30-9:30 each night.  and that is following after school sports.

this does get difficult when you have a (rather) large family and need to get everyone
where they need to be.
but, getting kids involved in the extra activities so young, and having them doing so many
at one time also makes for a lot of unnecessary running around.
this is the opinion of the experts who say kids are too overscheduled and i have to agree.

i have been wanting to sign ella up for dance and i just haven't committed to it yet.
i am waiting to see what christopher and andrew's basketball schedule will be.
so i won't be running around like some kind of crazy woman.
and she is in the second grade, she still has plenty of time...
at least, in my eyes she does.

this last dog pile took it a little too far.
andrew got a stomach ache and was in tears for a bit.
and annoyed that i let it go on long enough for a picture...
oops, just wanted to capture the moment!

the next couple nights after this 'burrito' episode john would ask,
"christopher, can you roll me into a bunito tonight?"
just brought a smile to my face and made my heart happy for this little game they created.