Ahh the joys of post-holiday days. It’s so fun to wean three boys (not to mention myself) off of a lifestyle of candycanes at 9AM, no naps, and late evenings filled with an endless dessert buffet and pop! We had a wonderful week in Iowa celebrating Christ’s birth, and arrived home yesterday…..to reality. The tree is still up, but the sugar has been collected and hidden, to be rationed conservatively over the coming months. No one likes this change. Tantrums and punishments have been making frequent appearances. Legos have been confiscated, sticks of gum thrown away, all in an attempt to rediscover the kind, sweet boys that used to live here.
We’re starting to see glimmers of our pre-holiday children,
and despite the time of year or individual attitudes, our three boys stick
together like glue. Kenny had his Legos
confiscated after refusing to help shovel the driveway. Jacob couldn’t bear for Kenny to go to sleep
without toys, so he snuck his beloved Transformer Rescuebots Police Station
into Kenny’s room after bedtime. In
another match of brothers versus parents, Jacob had his gum taken away. John couldn’t stand the thought of his
brother suffering so and generously shared his gum ABC style (as in Already
Been Chewed).
It’s hard not to smile and show my glee at the deep bond
they have with one another. And it makes
me wonder what stories they’ll tease us with when they’re adults and we’re
reunited as a family. I suspect hiking,
roadtrips and outrageous boy stunts will top the list. We’ll of course retaliate by feeding their
children candy canes after breakfast:-).
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