We had a very full weekend. Drove to the Cities to babysit the twins on Saturday night and then stayed for their 3rd birthday party on Sunday.We also took in the James J. Hill Days (he developed the Great Northern Railway) celebration in Wayzata...arts and crafts by the lake and an excellent car show - there were some pretty classy vehicles there including a Dusenberg. They were built in Indiana between 1920 and 1937. We wandered through the exhibits and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful day.
Then we went to "The Birthday Party"! A great time was had by all...the mom and the dad, the 3 year old twins, the grandparents (three sets - a sign of the times), aunties, uncles, cousins. There was a Dairy Queen cake featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. Apparently there was an animated discussion between the mommy and the twins about whether it should be a Dora the Explorer cake or a Thomas cake. It was settled in a compromise...a Thomas cake and Dora napkins. An amicable solution. The cake was delicious.
Lots of presents were opened amid a flurry of tissue and wrapping paper. The twins were just in awe. They wanted to play with each gift immediately, but were nice enough to wait until all were opened (wink).
Which got me to thinking...they would have been perfectly happy with one present! If there hadn't been a mound of gifts the little sweeties wouldn't have even minded.
Hmmm.....
I don't know how old the twins are. Mine are now 31 years old and when they were very young, they shared a lot. As they grew (probably 2nd bday) I did not make them share. But yes, young children would really be happy with one gift and be none the wiser for it, right?
ReplyDeleteI wish you luck with these twins...I'm guessing grandmother? And good luck with your mindfulness. I am actually meditating daily though only for 10-15 minutes so far. It's a bit difficult but way easier at this age (53) than when I was much younger and curious.
The twins just turned three and they're adorable. They share, too, and communicate with each other in a sweet casual way. (We could learn a lot from them.)
ReplyDeleteMy point really was that we "train" our kids to expect a lot. It's not a good thing, IMHO. When they're tiny they couldn't care less so...if it ain't broke, don't fix it?