Team work!

This story is what all moms wait for...its the once a day, once a week or once a month little comment, act of kindness or cute smile that keeps us all going during all those in between times!

So Riley is 8, going to be 9 in a few months and we have been letting him stay home by himself for short periods of time and occasionally letting one of the girls stay with him. Well on Tuesday night we had curriculum night and couldn't get a babysitter so we decided that since we were only one street away that we would let all three kids stay home and we would take Sadie with us. We gave them the rules...it was after dinner so we suggested that they all find a spot to watch tv and just rest for an hour until we came home. Offered a secret treat (ring pops) if they were all good and didn't make to big of a mess and then headed up to the school. I didn't have time to clean up dinner so I had left it out.

We came home to an amazing site...our three kids had worked together (we did some team work they said) to clean up dinner, put food in bags in the refrigerator, wash crock pot and all other dishes, cleaned up the table and living room, pj on and everyone was watching tv quietly when we walked in...I was so happy! Paige asked Ryan how much he was going to pay Riley for babysitting the girls and before Ryan could say anything Riley said I don't want to be paid, I wanted to do it for mom. Riley you are so thoughtful and I am so thankful for your example! I will be living on this moment for a while!

Tonight he said I was the rudest mom ever because no one Else's mom makes them read every night...so I am writing this down as proof that through all the drama and day to day trials I go through as a mother, my kids have a way of telling me to hang in there and letting me know that I am doing a good job. I sure wish these little reminders came more often :-)


I bought donuts the next morning to say Thank You!


I wrote each of them a Thank You note, they all really liked it!