Children Can Surprise You Sometimes

Little Starlet turned to us on our first day out and asked if she could please have a chore to do? Deep Thought didn’t rush forward similarly, but it seemed like a good idea, and how often do the little darlings actually ask to be given work instead of being waited on? So they have been assigned the job of washing and drying up after each meal, taking it in turns to do one half of the task. Hubby and I are pleasantly surprised by how eagerly they’ve taken this on, rejecting parental guidance and almost managing to be civil to each other while contributing to the trip. It’s helped make this more of a team event, all to the good. We should definitely assign jobs to all the kids on future camping trips.