My kids are pretty thoughtful when they aren’t terrorizing me or my wife. They often think about thoughtful gestures to do and to see if it helped make our day a bit better. I am grateful that there are those moments that counterbalance the craziness that is three young kids and a dog that is full of energy.

One morning when I was getting everyone ready for a weekend breakfast, my 5 year old daughter asks if I saw her little surprise. I had no idea what I could be since the day had just started. Sometimes she would draw a nice picture the night before and place it somewhere she knew I would be the next day, but I didn’t see anything during the morning routine. I told her I didn’t and she asked me to look harder.

I glanced around quickly and didn’t see anything still, so I needed some help. She told me to look at the bed I slept in and I went into the room to take a peek. My daughter made the bed! Granted, I am a very structured sleeper that doesn’t move around much at night. In the morning, I usually get up by folding one corner of the sheets downwards like I’m folding a paper airplane, so she ended up dragging that corner back up and smoothing out the sheets. Even though it took only a few short minutes of her time, my daughter still did it and it’s definitely the thought that counts!

I thanked her for the little surprise and was glad she thought to do it. I’m also glad she decided to do it on the weekend (and not on a morning we are running late for daycare!). She hasn’t made my bed since that day, but at least I know she is capable of doing it!