Bedtime Rituals

So we have this thing we do when putting the boys to bed...... after the brushing of teeth & toilet stops & bedtime stories but just before prayer we ask them what their favorite thing about the day was.

It's kind of our way of keeping up with the "happenings" of their lives.  They give us their favorite thing and then thank HF for it in their prayers.  No biggy but it's become somewhat of a nightly ritual & one that I've come to really enjoy.

Being boys they tend to be pretty light on the details of 'stuff' but occasionally they surprise me.

Kobe at this stage is too young but I look forward to what he might have to say - if he could he'd probably say "playing with his Nana" which he's been able to do on a daily basis since she and Dad are staying with us and have been for the past 3 months or so now.

So the usual is 'playing with my friends' or 'fun I had at school' etc etc.  But lately, neither have been on Mitchell's list.  He's had some struggles friendship wise at school.  Friends that were his friends, and had been for over a year - no longer wanted to include him or play with him anymore.  This confused him - as it does, so going to school hasn't exactly been a pleasant experience for him.  There's been a little bit of running away from him & even pushing him and telling him to back off - which upsets me.  Actually it breaks my heart to see him so confused and not really being able to explain to him why the sudden change in his so-called friends.

However, on a positive note.....he decided - only after me telling him a couple of times to find someone else to play with - which he responded with "but nobody else will play with me, I don't have any other friends".  Now that's a heart string tugger if ever I heard one!  Anyway, as I was saying....on a positive note: tonight he came out with "finding new friends, that were old friends that I forgot about, to play with".  Turns out, he's been playing with a couple of friends he had in Grade 1 & having loads of fun.  They're both on his level academically wise & I imagine this is a major contributor to him losing his other friends but I also like to think he's actually taken on board my advice & listened for a change.  

Mitchell's a bit of a 'know-it-all' at the best of times but doesn't think I've got too much life experience I guess & would rather believe his teacher than me especially in regards to homework! Haha.  I guess you could call it stubbornness.....hmmmmm wonder where he gets that from? LOL

In any case - I'm over the moon about it & hoping that it continues.  He's happier too and much chattier which is a nice change.

Incidentally, Jackson's tonight was......"my best thing was the rain - cause we didn't have to do as much work today".  Bahahahaha............that's my Jax! xx

:)