Dekker’s worn a watch for a good while. He likes to be organized and resourceful. The band broke a while back now, and its not a nice enough watch to really fuss with getting it a new band. He’s been carrying the digital face of it around in his pocked for a while, but the other day, after doctors appointments, a few of us hit up Walmart and decided to look at some watches. And not just for Dekker.
Dekker definitely needs one. He has independence and goes out on his own or with friends often enough. Its valuable for him to have the time on him. Sometimes he even takes the little ones to the park. And with his babysitting course locked and loaded, he definitely likes to be aware of timelines. So. A watch for Dekker.
Laela is deeply invested in Frozen Jr, and sometimes loses track of time visiting afterwards or walking with friends reeeaaally slowly home. We have no time crunch on her, but she doesn’t always have the awareness of just how late it is. With that, she also goes off more after school with her friends, and with no way to tell the time, its really hard to get her home at an appropriate time. So. A watch for Laela.
Rowan is reaching a fun new stage that carries more independence, and being that he was also there with us at Walmart, he petitioned for a watch. Rowan also really values being prepared for what is to come, so this way, I can tip him off about how many minutes until whatever we’re waiting for, and he can more easily keep tabs on that himself! So. A watch for Rowan.
Aaaaand the little guys don’t tell time, so they’re good still, haha!
So we poured over all the watches for a little while and eventually picked out the three that felt perfect for each kid. The pictures don’t really show the watches, but they show the kids faces pretty well 😍
Dekker got a beefy black digital watch. It has a round face and tons of buttons that beep, alarm, blink, etc. He loves all the features, and he LOVES how it feels!
Laela’s watch is VERY Laela. It was big on her here, but Brady punched another hole in it and it works better. Laela’s watch it pink and gold, and its simply an analogue clock, which is exactly what she wanted. No bells and whistles for this girl. Simple and pretty. That excitement all of her face, tho!!
Rowan was SO excited for a Pokemon watch! As you can see, its a very basic watch with a small window for the digital numbers, and that is IT. Or so we thought! He very excitedly discovered there was a button that, when pressed, blinks multicoloured lights on the face of the watch. Fun! His watch came in a gift set alongside a wristband with a compass on it. So, bonus fun for him!
All in all, of ALL things, watches brought a huge morale boost to the kiddos that day, and it was really fun to watch. Ha! WATCH!
