We had our weekly scrapping date today, which meant there were 8 children, 6 years old and under, including one infant, and one neighbor boy, playing together for hours.
It is getting less difficult for them to "get their groove" and for the most part, they are learning to play together nicely. The better weather helps alot too, since for the most part, the kids can play outside in the fenced back yard.
Today, a few squabbles had the kids running in and out, "reporting" who hurt who, why they did it, or what they thought we should do about it!
At one point, we noticed they were playing rather quietly, when I realized the back door had been shut. Once I opened the door, we were able to hear all the noise again. Shortly after the noise resumed, one child came running in with the announcement, "Matt tied Nila up with a bungie cord!!" Well, they were both laughing, but we took the bungie cord away. Solved.
A few minutes later, Bella had scratched Macy, although it sounded more like she had clawed her eyes out at first. Bandages, anyone??
My favorite phrase of the day, however, was when Tommy came barreling through the back door, nearly panicked and spurted out, "Mom!! Mere said the 'E' word!!" He was indignant.
The adults looked puzzled, and I know I heard one of them say, "What in the heck is the 'E' word...?" Before we could ponder that, Tommy finished his sentence with,
"She said IDIOT!!"
Well, he is only 5, after all.
Baths done, children falling asleep in their warm beds, cousins sleeping soundly on the couches or bouncing off the walls, (Macy, who never stops bouncing...), dark settling in comfortably while we finish our scrapping day - all told, another successful day of recalling memories while making new ones.
These are the days I love the most.
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