The boys are finally big enough to send them upstairs to play without worrying about a toddler barrel rolling down the stairs. We have this great loft play area that we, the adults, have agreed to give over to the boys and their toys so that the downstairs living room does not look like a Toys-R-Us exploded.
However...
Without a doubt the boys are, um - clingy.
To mom.
Exclusively.
Exhaustively.
I think we have a good family dynamic. We eat dinner together. The kids have access to us whenever they need it. Even when we are on the toilet or getting changed. They can come up into bed and hang out in the morning. But we need some space!
The loft has big comfy couches, a Xbox, TV, games, and lots of space for their toys. All of the things to lure them are there - now we need to convince them to go up there and play. Especially while were are making dinner. That's our time - Lisa and me - to unwind and enjoy some conversation. So go upstairs and PLAY!
One thing we did was to decorate the upstairs in Disney style. We picked our favorite family photos to turn them into wall art. Then we came across a set of twelve,12"x18" retro Walt Disney World attraction posters that we framed and hung down the hallway. My favorite is the Monorail. It is just enough Disney without being pretentious but being interesting at the same time. Lisa and I have been in the Downtown Disney Art Store plenty of times looking for just the right piece of art to hang upstairs and ended up buying a dozen posters and framing them for a fraction of the price.
Well...this evening Lisa and I watched the UNC vs. UVA ACC Semi-final while the boys played Xbox. It might be working!
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