Perfection

Today we had a rare case of that at the house. The day had some ups and downs, but once naptime/room time finished, a picture perfect afternoon followed.

Eli and I read some books on the couch before we woke up his sister. As soon as she got up (in a good mood), the two kids played together in the big room. Then in Eli's room. This always leads to Maddie touching Eli's toys and him freaking out. Then that leads to Maddux taunting him by taking more toys and running away. From there, Eli read Maddux a book. Totally unprompted. Totally kind. Totally awesome.

Eventually I had to start dinner, so the three of us went downstairs. This is another area where we usually run into trouble. The kids are ok for a few minutes, but then they get frustrated that I'm otherwise occupied, and fights and bad moods rear their ugly heads. Instead, I was pulled away from my dinner prep by sounds of laughter, conversation and happiness. Maddie and Eli were pretending to be dogs. Then snakes. Then they were dancing to music. Then they were putting on socks and slipping in the front hall. This was the best part because it included Eli helping Maddux put her socks on. And her letting him. Then they pretended to cook food. TOGETHER. (Have I mentioned that they were playing together?!?)

From 3:45-7:30PM, there were no squabbles, bickers, or disagreements in our house. Serious good times.