The toy room has been a mess lately and I couldn't handle it anymore. So even though the rest of the house was a mess, we started working on it anyway.
We took out all the toys and sorted them. Part of my issue was that several toys were missing parts, which makes them not quite as fun. It wasn't as bad as I thought, although there might be more parts hiding in the basement.
I then had the boys pick out their top seven items and their bottom seven items. It was interesting to see what they chose. Isaac picked all the green boxes (Kiwi Crates) even though there's only a few boxes that he still uses once we do the 'craft' in them. I'll admit, I was hoping to get rid of them. But I'll consolidate them somehow.
Joshua seemed to choose the first things he saw, including one of those rubber bracelets that must cost about a penny. That's ok though...I still got a feel for what he cared about.
In the end, although we're not at the end yet, several things are leaving, several things are going into storage until they'll be fun again, and most things are staying. The has been some reorganizing though, so hopefully everything will fit better.
Today was also the last day of swimming lessons. Joshua did a good job, although he was sick of swimming lessons this week. He semi-willingly put his face in the water and would happily blow bubbles. Isaac improved so much from last year...I was so happy with his progress. He can jump in the water, get to a back float, and kick to the wall. (It's not easy, but he can do it.) He can push off the wall, glide for a bit, and sort-of do some freestyle. (The breathing and arm movement coordination isn't quite there, but it's close.) And he puts his face in the water even when not required to do so...a huge, huge improvement.
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