More or less.
Some people have this misconception that families with many children, especially homeschooling ones, are eager to get away from each other.
It’s certainly true that my children love being with their friends. They beg for play dates and park dates and cantaloupe chucking dates (okay, that one hasn’t really come up yet but you never know). They are still in mourning for the homeschooling co-op. The week just doesn’t seem complete without us rushing off to “fake school.” The moms, of course, have coffee mugs raised in relief that another co-op year has finished. Somehow we are able to ignore our children’s sniffles and sobs.
With all of that said, my children really and thoroughly enjoy playing together. Most of the time. I’m not saying if you offered them ten dollars they wouldn’t sell their brother or sister in a heart beat. Still, in a few days they would be really, really sad about their loss (that is until they moved all of their things into the now empty room).
David and Sarah are buddies. They do school together, read books, watch movies, play dolls and soldiers (sometimes simultaneously), run around outside and so on, throughout the day. They are often thrown together during the older trio’s school time. At least once a day we have to ask them to play a little quieter. Their very involved Playmobil/Match Box cars/marble games can get a bit rowdy.
I wouldn’t think, at the end of a very family centered week, this would be the request Sarah would pose.
“Can I sleep in David’s room?”
A sleepover? With your sibling? Your sibling with whom you spent most of the day? Aren’t you a little tired of him? Ready for some of your own space?
Nope.
I went up to see how they were doing this evening. It was, after all, bedtime, and I’m a good mother, ready for kisses or chastisements (as the situation requires). They were happily ensconced in their sleepover positions.
Let’s see, we’ve got stuffed animals, coloring books and Prismacolor pencils, pink pillow, Michigan State t-shirt, and big grins. I think they’re all set.
Night kiddos!
Kathy
Project 365 – Day 145
I really enjoyed reading this post. It’s so nice to see how much your kids love each other. I also loved to see their bright, happy faces.
TOO CUTE! Our little 4 yo likes to have sleep overs in our oldest dd’s (almost 18) room whenever she has a night where she doesn’t have to get up early!! He just talks her ear off (LOL)!
Kathy, until we moved into the house the kids had weekly slumber parties in the living room each Friday night. Now we dont have a family room and I got really tired of the sleeping bodies in the living room until noon every saturday….maybe I need to rethink this. Well Arielle and Stacia still go into the younger boys’ room so I guess they still get some fun.
Loved the photos and the happy memories you brought to mind.
sweet children! slumber parties are the best!! AK
My younger kids enjoy having “slumber parties” together. It’s usually Landon and Sierra that end up together at some point.
My kids have enjoyed “sleepovers” for years. Holly’s getting too old for them–let’s face it, when you’re 12, your 8yo brother isn’t that much fun for this stuff. But she doesn’t want to hurt Trevor’s feelings. I’ve turned into the “bad guy,” saying no, since I know she no longer is interested!