I forgot about starting this challenge in the morning, so we only did a half day. We only had two of our four children at home yesterday, which worked out alright, since the two that were gone would have most likely been afraid of the dark.
After Morgan, (our six year old) understood that there would be no electronics used for the afternoon and evening, he stopped complaining. Though he did ask a time or two, "why do we have to do these challenges?" Which was a good teaching moment.
We didn't use the stove, oven, or microwave for dinner. We didn't do anything fancy though. The children ate sandwiches, and David and I had leftovers that were heated up on the grill.
As the evening progressed and the sun went down, we congregated to the kitchen and used a kerosene lantern to see.
Morgan and Lydia colored.
We are definitely a card and board game playing family, but we never actually got them out last night. However, I did teach David (and sort of Morgan) the rhythmic cup tapping game that I learned at girls camp! I asked Morgan to take pictures of David and I playing, but with the combo of low light, and six year old photography skills, nothing really came out. Here's the best shot.
Before heading to bed, we had our family scripture study.
Lydia found a blanket and crawled into my lap and cuddled, and for the first time since she was just an infant, she fell asleep in my arms. Aww.
When the kids were in bed, I admit, there was some temptation to break the no electronics rule. Instead, David and I read a book together. We went to bed much earlier than normal, too.
At one point, David made a comment about how he understands now why people used to go to bed at 8:00 and wake up at 6:00. Not having good lights really makes staying up late not make much sense.
We had fun with the challenge. It was good family time. I think we decided that we should get another kerosene lantern or two, and stock up on kerosene.
How did it go for your family?
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