The carefree smile is the key. If you seem nervous about what you're doing, they'll smell the fear and pounce on you. But quiet confidence works virtually every time.
It doesn't make me second guess what I am doing with kids. I wish I would make them "get it"!
I guess it just caught me off guard because they live in another state so they are not used to being around the girls all the time, so maybe they just seem like requests.
Also, I don't mean to make it sound like that is all they have. Our backyard looks like a miniature Six FLags! They have bikes, skate boards, pogo Sticks...all getting good use!
They like to get ready for school early so they can go out and get "physical" before school.
I know I am doing good things with and for the kids, I often forget that what seems quite natural for our family (enjoying science experiments, etc.) is not natural for other families.
