On Saturdays, the boys all wake up before us, and we’re up early because they have swimming lessons at 9.30am. We’re on the waiting list for another class in the week, but for now we all get up and jump in the car together. It’s really important to us that they know how to swim, because it’s a great skill and at first, one of the boys was a little scared of the water. Now, they love it. While the twins are in the pool, the little one is in the soft play area. I’d like to say the exercise tires them out a bit, but it’s pretty hard to get them tired.
Once we’re home, everyone will have a break and do their own thing. On Sundays we tend to go out somewhere, so Saturdays are often spent at home. Some days we’ll even just hang around in our pyjamas. We try to let the boys have some time to get bored – we think it’s important for their imagination and for them to be able to play without us constantly having to be involved. We’re not supposed to be their entertainers. We’ll try to get some jobs in, or just try to rest ourselves. But the boys wind each other up a lot, so often we’re just dealing with that. Eventually we’ll all have some lunch together, but it’ll just be something simple like sandwiches.
