Just like the book says we all carry an invisible bucket. "Its great to have a full bucket and this is how it works...Other people can fill your bucket and you can fill theirs. You can fill your own bucket, too." So this is how I fill liv's bucket, which in return fills mine.
1. BUILD A FORT
This is always so exciting to do! You can make one out of anything, from umbrellas and blankets, to tables and chairs, recently we turned Liv's Ikea Kura bed over so she sleeps on the top bunk and we use the bottom as a fort, where we can read, play, and watch movies as a family. We made it extra cozy with blankets, pillows, and string lights! Forts is something I will always remember making with my cousins, and one of the best parts of my childhood!
2. GO ON AN ADVENTURE!
Pretend play, one of our favorite things todo! She loves when I play along, and help find things around the home to dress her up with! On this day, she was pretending to fly a plane! Gosh I am going to miss this age.
3. STOP and smell the ROSES
We try to go out for a walk as much as we can! There are so many flowers in the community, and she loves to stop and smell each and every bush too! The fresh air sure can change my mood! & hers! and it fills my heart that she enjoys the little things in life.
4. VISITING THE DUCKS
There is a great ice cream place we sometimes go to, and its right by a pond so we love to walk around and say hi to the ducks!
5. LUNCH DATES This can be home, or at a coffee shop! as long as I sit with her and we eat together, it fills her bucket! & mine.
6. PARKS
Swinging together! and discovering new parks! always fun!
7. Baking
Olivia is at the age where helping around the home is all she wants to do. From folding laundry, unloading the dishwasher, making her bed, and helping prepare meals. We recently won this amazing kitchen helper on Instagram! & it was right around her birthday! we were ecstatic! she climbs right up to help make pancakes, banana bread, and pb&js. "mommy I can do it! I do it!"
8. Reading
Reading is everything for liv. Besides puzzles this is her fave thing to do. We love going to the library every 2 weeks and getting new books. I have a highlight on my Instagram so you can see which ones we are loving! Usually josh does the night time reading!This pic is a bit blurry! but had to include it.
These are just some ways we fill each others buckets around our home. Think about how you have filled someone's bucket today? Comment down below how you fill your loved ones bucket I'd love to read it!
Hugs!
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