Daylight freaking savings!

I've been writing a lot about bento, so I'll give it a rest for a today. That, and I packed Nate tuna casserole for tomorrow and not only is it not photogenic, but he doesn't want it. I guess he doesn't want to heat stinky things in a public microwave. Whatever. I'll gripe about daylight saving time instead.

I know daylight savings is supposed to be a good thing. I am all about supporting businesses, and I honestly hope that it's helping their productivity, but it sure isn't helping our family's internal clocks.

In order to help the kids get tired, I thought I'd try physical exercise. Today, I took them outside for about an hour to enjoy the weather. Naomi was getting a little chilly by the end, so we snuggled up in my jacket and nursed for a while. The boys would have stayed out all day if I could have let them, but they can't stay out alone. They spent a lot of time in the sandbox and a little pushing around the bubble mower and poking a dead squirrel with a stick. Don't worry, I warned them not to touch it, hence the use of the stick.

The exercise worked, too. They took nice naps this evening and woke up right around 8 p.m. This made bedtime a little tricky. Finally, about midnight, I tried counting quietly to help Isaac relax. Little by little, he began settling down. By the time I reached 750, his breathing had deepened, and I thought he'd fallen asleep, so I stopped. About 30 seconds later, a little head popped up and he asked "What happened?" And so we made it to 1000.