What does a two-year-old plus a four-year-old plus a baby plus a whole lot of playdough add up to? You guessed it. A big mess. Let me also mention that I have already swept the kitchen floor today, but what's a big mess in the name of fun? We choose fun at our house. I thought about putting the kabosh on the bowling of the playdough balls down the hallway, but that's their favorite part. Besides, the reward of playdough was all I had on my side when we were trying to get through school today. Strangely enough, Grace was the one who actually wanted to pay attention and do her learning today. Joey kept having to go to his room to muster up spirts of energy to get his cutting and pasting done. Generally this is one of his favorite things to do. Must be a full moon. Here's the pics.
Grace and her teeny tiny playdough strings:
Grace and her teeny tiny playdough strings:
Joey's aresnal of playdough bowling balls:
Matthew playing in the high chair (because I wasn't ready for that mess), doing his silent open mouth face:
The bowling of the playdough:
So we have picked up and swept the floor - and have regained peace in the house. They are no longer fighting, but playing Star Wars in Matt's bedroom. I can hear them discussing who will be Darth Vader, Amidala, and Anakin. They're making some pretty sweet sound effects, too. And it's almost nap time! Yay!
