the fun you can have

We built a “fort” today. It was actually after Vincente and I had a little bit of a bonding moment. He has been really frustrated lately and instead of wanting Russ or me to comfort him when he is sad or hurt or frustrated, he wants his “snuggle” (that’s what he calls his blanket). So today when he was jumping around on my bed and smacked his hand on the laundry basket, I tried to hold him, and of course he pushed me away and screamed for his snuggle. So I just held him and talked to him softly while he threw his little tantrum. Eventually he said “Hold you!” (which means he wants us to hold him). And then we snuggled for a while. Then he started climbing under my blankets on my bed, but I had just folded laundry and the piles of folded laundry were getting pushed around by his little silhouette under the blankets. So I ran into the living room telling him to follow me and I’d make him a tent.

Thus the pictures. I gave them toys and snacks to have in the tent and as you can see, Joseline hogged the snacks. It was a great time. Just now as I sat down to blog these pictures, Vince ran up to me and asked me to come play in the tent. And he did it in the most mature, non-whiney voice I have ever heard him use. Ever. We must have broken through some barrier today.

It felt really good.