Feeling a bit low at the moment like I'm not doing enough with dc. I have a big age gap between dc with one being 11 and the other 9 months. So of course finding things to do as a family is a struggle. Im conscious that I don't do enough and that my elder dc has more fun when he goes to his dads EOW (I know how pathetic that sounds, and obviously I want him to be happy and have fun no matter where he is, I just feel a bit like I'm not hitting the mark with him).
So when he's home with us he will have a football match most Sundays which takes up half the day. Other than that we go on walks, go to the library or museum, sometimes go swimming or out for breakfast. When he's at home we don't tend to do much together. He's not really the sitting down to watch a film together or playing board games together type and prefers to be on his Xbox or in his room when he's here. Probably quite typical for his age.
I guess I'm just looking for inspiration of what else I could do with him. If I can have some time just the two of us we will go to the cinema but it's hard for me to leave the baby as dh works a lot. I'm feeling down as his dad is able to take him on far flung days out to theme parks and out of town. I don't drive so that's a struggle too and we tend to stay local. He comes back raving about what a great time he's had and although he's a lovely boy and never complains about his time here I guess I just feel like I'm letting him down.