Just let your kids be...

So I'm trying a new thing where I don't interfere as much with my kiddos and I'm really reaping a lot of benefits as are they. Tonight for instance...I went in to Lillie and Grant's room to check on them (we recently changed rooms around as Samuel is not built for room sharing right now) and instead of sleeping (like she was supposed to be) Lillie was reading Grant a story. She was sitting up in her bed and holding the book up for him to see down below. She was so talkative and he was rapt with attention. So sweet! I love to see my kiddos taking care of each other. Whereas I normally would have disciplined her I just enjoyed the moment... and let them enjoy it as well. After all, neither of them were tired. I love being a mom!
So, another blog-worthy moment today... I was cleaning up after we got back from our trip to the coast...fun times with our friends Chris and Falene... and Samuel asked me to play with him and Lillie. I said yes. Sometimes a hard thing to do, but I'm glad I did. They were playing with glow sticks in the bathroom. We ended up making up a game called "BEAR!" where we ran out and waved our glow sticks at Tim and shouted "BEAR!", then ran back to the bathroom laughing. Tim started to "scare" the kids and we all ended up playing together. In the end I was much less stressed and didn't even remember what I had originally been trying to do. I love how kids are so magical!
So yes, we just had a fantastic weekend with our friends Chris and Falene. We went to visit them and their kiddos this weeked. We spent a great day at the beach yesterday where Samuel actually got in to the water! We love the ocean and are so glad we've made the effort to get there while we live in TX. We really enjoyed our weekend - Thankyou Chris, Falene, Aidan, and Gavin for being such wonderful hosts!