i have been a huge slacker! i had this great idea before kam was born to spend time with each of the kids - one on one each week by taking them to do something special . . . well, that lasted all of a few months. i have been wanting to start doing that again, but with b.c.'s birth, it seems like 4 kids and only 7 days in the week make it really tough . . . so, i devised an easy little plan . . . cooking with them!
dinner has to be made every night. the kids always want to help, but three little ones in the kitchen make dinner preparation painstaking at times . . . especially when b.c. picks that time to be fussy . . . so everyone now has a "night" that they help me cook!
ken helps mon, mck helps tues., bailey does dinner on wed. (this after i said i need at least one night off!), and kam helps on thurs.! they get to pick (from a couple of choices) what we're making and they get to pick what everyone has for dessert! they help set the table and do as much as they can to help get everything ready! it has been really fun! they actually want to know when their night is to help! :)
this great plan is allowing us the one-on-one time the kids and i both need without spending money . . . and we're getting something done that has to be done anyway! :) can't beat that.
4 comments:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!!! what an awesome idea!!! i need to get back into doing things like this again too. :)
I love it! I am SO stealing it! Both of my girls love to help in the kitchen and "fight" over who gets to do what. What a "duh" moment idea this is-makes it easier for me and even more special for them. Yay!
Super idea!
Um, I would hardly call you a huge slacker...SUPER MOM!! Geez, my "time" with each boy is just taking them one by one to the store! haha. I think you're doing amazing!!
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