Those Silkies
Remember what the Birthday Fairy brought C this year?
The parents kids have enjoyed them to no end, as you will see.
Family of Supers!
Yes, Eagle won the binky war. For now, anyway. He started searching out small choking hazards and putting them in his mouth in absence of the pacifier… You understand.
Super Smiles!
Super Baby!
We can be lovely, glamorous and fair...
Long, *silky* hair!
Aaaaaargh, Matey!
Added note: The “pirates” are sailing the seven seas currently, with a “ship” built from every cusion off the play room couch (sigh) and a great big parachute tied to the tops of 5 chairs.
You know, I’m beginning to see that not only do children not *need* toys — they don’t even really *want* them. My kids, at any rate, are perfectly happy just being creative. Maybe I got lucky and happened to get creative genius children. Or maybe I just have three pretty normal kids (albeit abnormally cute, according to my biased opinion) who don’t have commercials telling them what they should want. Hmm….
I’ll leave you to ponder that one. The “ship” is now a “car” and is impatiently awaiting my arrival.
Ahhh, good times at the Smith fam household!
I agree, some of my children don’t want toys either. My oldest child is having a problem, but he grew up with the most toys/TV/video games, before we saw the light.
We love our play silks, too!
Fun stuff! I love how C is always wearing the girl colored ones and how they got F in on the action.
My kids don’t need toys either. They almost never play with them. I always thought this was weird and that maybe I didn’t have the “right” ones. Now I know better
Hi, I just recently found your blog through Lara’s. It sounds like we’re on similar life journeys right now! I am a homeschooling mom with a 5.5 yo daughter, 3.5 yo son, and 6 month old baby girl. And my hubby is also the Bishop of our ward (as of last September)…I know what you mean (from your bio) about your reaction to that being WOW.
Anyway, my kids never play with their toys. Never. We’ve now given away a lot of them and I really only hold on to a few of them for the times we have other kids over to play because they do play with them. I love the silkies and can see my kids getting lots of use out of them.
And, BTW, I really appreciate your encouragement in getting rid of junk and the importance of calling it what it is. I can’t wait for another round of dejunking. Hee hee. I’m sure my kids will be just as excited – even though they never play with their toys, they have an amazing attachment to all their junk.
Welcome, welcome! And yes, we do have similar goings on, don’t we? I’m so glad you stopped by, left a comment, and are enjoying this journey, too. It really is so much more fun to share it with people, so thanks again for introducing yourself!
I keep thinking of that scripture “ye shall know the truth…”
The truth is, we can’t take ANY of this JUNK with us.
So why hang on to it now when we don’t need it?
I’ve begun to look at toys as tools for their creativity. If a toy doesn’t contribute, it’s gone… AND I have no guilt. This is my house. These are my kids. I’m in charge.
And it feels good.
Hey Maile –
Good luck to you, your husband, and family. The responsibilities are not without their challenges, but insofar as the Bishopric is concerned, it’s something I’ve come to enjoy immensely. Witnessing and participating in positive, life-altering changes with individuals seems to more closely parallel the Savior than most other things I can imagine, except perhaps child birth & rearing. I anticipate it will prove similar for your family. Enjoy the ride!
That looks like so much fun!
However… our grandkids love to play with toys at our house!
Where did you find those silkies? For an aspiring Mom of 3 who is about to venture into the unchartered lands of a CoOp Preschool with 5 other Mommies, this is a very inspiring site! Thanks so much for sharing your world.
Sincerely,
Sarah
You’re most welcome! Good luck with your preschool. That can be so fun.
I’m glad you asked about the silkies. You will LOVE them. Love, love, love. If I had to toss all the other toys in our house, I’d hang on to those and my kids just might be happy about it. Hm. Food for thought for me, huh.
I bought where Lazy Organizer found hers, so you might be able to find the site from her blog, too. I looked just now but couldn’t find it… Bummer. Wherever that site was, they were really the cheapest out there when I researched, and we’ve been very happy with ‘em. There are some good links in people’s comments on this post by Lazy.
I found my silkies online, and I’ll have to dig up that link. It *might* be mentioned on the post where I first talk about those fabulous toys, and you *might* be able to find it faster than me.
http://www.lazyorganizer.com/blog/?p=5319