Sometimes It's Just Hard to Stay Mad

Yesterday was Tuesday, which is bootcamp night in our family.  I haven't been there in several weeks, due to soccer games and just not feeling up to it.  Last night Andrew was hoping to join Sophia in KidsFit instead of the childcare area.  Unfortunately, they were full.  This did not sit well with Andrew and he refused to go to the childcare area, despite the fact that we'd already paid.  I took the calm approach and said I'd sit with him until he was ready.  He made it very clear that he wasn't going to be ready anytime in the next hour so I then explained to him that if I wasn't going to get to exercise at the gym, I was going to do it outside and he'd need to walk around the lake with me.  Instead of complaining that he'd get too tired, he took my hand and off we went.  Andrew held my hand the entire walk and chatted the entire time. We saw mounds of snow outside the Community Center from the ice rink, talked about what makes a forest a forest, watched the bugs swarm by the trees and flowers and found a stray baseball.  It may not have been what we'd planned for that hour, but it was perfect!

Today I tried (unsuccessfully) to get the kids to take a rest in the afternoon.  We spent the morning at Como Zoo and came home for a late lunch.  We've been so busy lately that Andrew has missed out on his nap and I figured they might be tired from the morning (and a little nap of my own sounded good).  Of course they didn't nap and ended up just playing together upstairs.  Andrew sang in his room for awhile and I thought he'd fall asleep but that was short-lived.  I went up to find Sophia on the computer and when I saw what she was doing, it reminded me of Sophia's sweet side.  Here's what she had typed on the computer (in Microsoft Word-she's becoming quite savvy on the computer).  Yes-there are spelling mistakes-this is her exact letter.

Dear the best mom in the world!  You think of us all the time.  I just wanted to say thank you.
Below you will see 7 things we will do for you.  We love you so much love Sophia!  Sorry Andrew didn't do it.

1.  5 hugs
2.  coffe
3.  berfast in bed
4.  10 kisses
5.  a party
6.  date
7.  reading together