Parenting Hands On

So our oldest son has been with his best buddy the past couple days and our Ben has been solo at home. Although I know he has been enjoying no competition for TV or games, we know he misses the comradre that he has with his brother. We tried our best to make it a great weekend for him but many, if not all plans of fun for him fell through, he was stuck with dear ol mom and dad. We decided we were just going to take this time to really enjoy him. Our Benjamin loves to draw, create and do anything out of the box. He even proclaimed at his preK Graduation that he was going to be an Artist when he grows up. He has a wonderful imagination and I hope that he continues to love life the way he does. For this saturday for just the three of us, we took him to the IDEA museum in Mesa. This is a place where kids can create with recycled materials and make anything. They can explore music and different types of art. Dad and Ben worked on a recharging station for the "robot" and "robot dog" Ben made. This was a sweet sincere moment for the two. They began working individually but the final product came together as one piece. Ben drew on an eisel that was available to all. He sketched his family. First, Dad with a beard. Next, Ben and "Mason with his arm around me" So Sweet! Mom came last with Dads arm around her. He showed us his writing skills scrawling "Family" along the top.

I appreciate times like these when we can enjoy time with one another. I think we did a good job making lemonade out of the lemons we were served.