Having our son and his family visit from halfway across the country made this past Christmas extra special. I need to see our grandchildren more often, though… it seems I’ve forgotten a lot about living with preschoolers. Here for your enlightenment / review are some things I learned–or re-learned–during their visit.

Having a booster seat for the little man is great, but it needs to actually be at the airport when the kids arrive. Fortunately, we thought of this and Brent drove up to meet them, hand over the booster, and ferry their luggage to our house.

The playground is your friend.

Ceramic soap dispensers in the children’s bathroom: no. Go with the plastic bottle.

Sleep is golden, especially when the children are experiencing it.

Sometimes the littlest visitor can be the boldest feeder of goats.

Mommy knows best. Follow her lead.

Tearing the paper off gifts is 90% of the fun.

If a 2- or 4-year-old asks for a particular food, that’s no guarantee he will eat it. As near as I can figure, the likelihood of the food being eaten is inversely proportional to the amount of trouble involved in preparing it.

Model trains are fun for children of all ages.

I hope your Christmas was as fun and wonderful as ours was!
Thanks for reading,
Jan