Summer Vacay Day One - No iStuff

Day one without iThings is going well enough. I'm only marginally on board because so far as I'm concerned, this is me working.  We've seen some minor scrapping between the five of them but nothing I would consider out of the ordinary. 

We have played tag, the kids and Aunty Megan played in the kiddie pool, they jumped on the trampoline and we went grocery shopping. Really, a typical day. They've only asked for their iThings about four times.  We've been keeping them busy. 

The greatest part of this whole thing is the laughter.  Sometimes I laugh at stuff I see on the Internet but mostly I smirk. When the kids are playing their iThings, you don't hear a sound. Not that it's a bad thing, sometimes, but when there's five kids in the house, I dont think it should ever be quiet before 10pm (summer holiday time of course). 

And we are tired. They don't look all that tired. We adults have taken many more breaks than the kids have (at least I think that's what's going on- maybe they've been breaking off here and there, who knows? There's five of them and only three of us).  As I stretched out my legs and arms by doing some cartwheels (doesn't everyone?) I thought "wouldn't it be great if this didn't hurt by the end of summer?"

I did the math: for the past four years, with some bike riding and tag and walks (but not all that much in the grand scheme of things where it is winter for like 8 months of the year) my daily routine included sitting (driving), sitting (class time) and sitting (studying).  I am out of shape- even with four very active children.  So this will either whip me into shape or kill me. Today I'm hoping for the former. Check back next week.