The weekend was a whirlwind but full of free space for the children. We welcomed Christmas break in with one early basketball game and then a day full of play. There was time to be lazy and stay in pajamas. Time to create, imagine, and explore.
Daddy and Katherine play time is always full of giggles and snuggles. She will come to him and say "Tickle me, Daddy!" and the fun begins. The best thing about four kids is that it forces both the children and Rich and me to be equally invested. I am guilty of having done most of the caretaking with Elizabeth and Ben when they were babies and I can see now how much better we are as a team. God knew this control freak needed to be pushed to her limits to learn to ask for help because Rich has always been willing. Helping is what he does. :) The rewards are endless but this picture definitely captures some of them.
Soooooo, she is not a morning person. :) This is Elizabeth's standard Saturday morning move. It is likely about 10am here and she has just rolled out of bed. She curls up on the chair, covers up, and tries to continue to sleep upstairs. :) Working her way to her teen years in fine form.
Star Wars fever has hit the Hoffman house just like everywhere else these days! They have great Star Wars mentoring from their Uncle Tev and they soak up as much as they can possibly get. Brandon has no idea how to play this game (and neither does anyone else that we know of) but he enjoyed playing with all the pieces anyway.
The boys like to play Mario Cart on the Wii and here they are in full concentration. They will sneak away to play a game on the Wii any chance they get. Since it is in the basement, they are frequently quite successful. The injustice of the extra screen time is more than their justice seeking sister can handle some days.
These are the Saturday morning moments we love. Everyone in their pjs, mom and dad snuggled up on one chair with coffee in hand, kids lounging and playing wherever they want. Doing life as a family of six with two working parents. . .the slow moments are few. But we always take some - whether there is time for them or not - we take our slow moments on Saturday or Sunday mornings. On a good weekend - both. :)
**This will be my DPP picture for today.
After a lazy morning - the kiddos had play time like crazy. Rich and I worked away on wrapping gifts and getting organized. I put away laundry - again. Always with the laundry! Ick. Then the littlest three went to my mom and dads so we could be a bit more productive with the wrapping. It was a HUGE help. They had a wonderful time. Mostly with my mom and dad because Kevin isn't feeling well. But the boys did get to hang with him a little bit - playing even more games. I can see that screen time regulation is a bit out of whack today! Omom and Katherine played house under the stairs for hours. Hard to say who is better at playing babies - Omom or Katherine.
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