Night time is a time for reading and cuddling. Most of the time after brushing our teeth Daddy will put one to bed and I will take the other. We will read books, sing songs, Connor will have a reading lesson, and say our prayers. I tuck them both in, and ask how their day was. A couple times a week though, we will all gather in one room for a story. Lately both boys have requested "The Three Little Pigs". As a kid, I remember this being one of my favorite stories too, since the kids built houses. I wanted to build a little house of my own. So I thought - my kids would probably enjoy building their own houses too!
So yesterday we set out for our building materials. After a quick stop at Lowes we picked up enough boxes to make three little pig houses. I realized quickly after cutting a box, that if we put two together, it would make one large house, which is MUCH more fun than three small houses that you can't even move around in! And who needs a stick and straw house anyway, the big bad wolf will just blow it down!
So Connor and I started taping and decorating his brick house. We even put the kitchen inside! Connor really wanted flowers, and he made his own sign that tells the wolf to go away.
When Aaron woke up from his nap, he was excited to help decorate the outside. I don't think he understood that it was a house that he could go inside. I opened the door and let him in, and I can't even describe the look of excitement that was on his face. It was one of those looks that I will never forget, and made the whole project worth it.
Aaron loved drawing all over the walls of the house. Connor begged to sleep inside. So I setup a sleeping bag, and left the door open. He slept all night his house.
Today we will work on some small decorating projects, including framing some pictures of the little pigs (Connor and Aaron are going to dress up today!).
It's fun to be a kid again!
1 comments:
This is such a fun idea!! I loved building forts when I was a kid!
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