Saturday, March 15, 2008
Nature, bikes & misbehaving kids
Saturday morning the kids had bowling then I took them to Michaels craft store for a little family craft day since Jeremy was working. They made three crafts each; a door hanger, a magic wand & a card. After that I decided to go get the kids bikes from the house and took them to the park since it was so nice outside. I figured I would walk with them and get a little exercise since I haven't been to the gym lately with all my sinus issues. When we came up to the little pond we saw some ducks. The kids were so excited so I just had to take some pictures. The trees were so beautiful too. Natalie saw some trash in the pond so she used a stick to try to get it out. She couldn't so I helped her. She said it was going to hurt the animals. I have taught her well. The kids so nicely took the 3 things we retrieved and put them in a trash can.
As I was taking pictures of the ducks the kids started fighting so they were put in time out right there in the middle of the park. While I waited for their time out to be over I took a few pictures of myself with the beautiful scenery behind me. A few minutes later the kids were back on their bikes and we were on our way, at least I thought. Matt decided he had to go down the big hill and of course Natalie had to follow. They went down a few times then I told them we were going to ride over to the soccer fields where Natalie use to play. On the way Natalie went really far ahead, so far she couldn't hear me yelling her name. I got very upset because there are cars going through there. I told Matt to get up there and tell her to come back. When she finally reached me I explained to her she can't go that far ahead of me again and from then on she stayed close by. As we approached the fields there was a group of men right by the boat ramp doing chants. Kind of like a step team. It didn't bother me at all until I realized the chant they were doing right then was not appropriate for children's ears. I mean in the middle of a park where they know kids are around?! They should have known better. I quickly turned the kids around and went back the way we came when Matt rode his bike right across the grass and across the street without even looking for cars. That was it, I was not going to deal with them not following directions so I made him walk while I pushed his bike. The kids know the rules about streets & what they are suppose to do to be safe. We got back to the car & put the bikes away. I let the kids play on the playground for a bit then told them it was time to go home for lunch. Natalie started throwing a fit, saying she wanted to swing. I insisted she do as I said and I removed her from the playground. We went home and had lunch and hung out until Jeremy got home. It's days like these I wish the kids would do as they are told so we can enjoy being together instead of making me crazy. I mean how hard is it? Haha. Funny cause I was a hard headed kid when I was little, just ask my mom!
| posted at 3:30 PM
