Boys and their toys...several months ago now...

It was a Monday… It started with Tyler becoming very sassy, and anticipating he was about to be disciplined, he chose to hide in a closet. As I reached in to “assist” him out, he began to scream and held out his hand with blood on it. I knew I had not touched him and wondered what in the world had happened. He didn’t seem to know either. And then we saw the tooth lying on the floor. Apparently he had shut the door hard enough to cause his loose tooth to become disengaged. He ceased crying when he saw the prized tooth. I went downstairs to get a paper towel and a baggie to put the tooth in for the tooth fairy. I instructed him to just wait for me. BUT his already ornery mood led him to try to wash the tooth and down the drain it went! Hence, more crying and screaming… Fortunately, a friend who had once lived there with the family, was there and knew how to take apart the drain pipe, and successfully retrieved the tooth! BUT…the adventure did not stop there….

We had a scheduled science experiment involving a volcano. To make the eruption required baking soda and vinegar, along with some food coloring to make the lava look more real. Caleb and Zach were involved in this project as well. Since we had participated in finger painting the week before, Caleb, who is very creative, decided to paint food coloring all over his hands while my back was turned momentarily. Of course, it was RED…try to get THAT out!! And try to keep 3 yr old hands off things in the meantime!

And still the day grew stranger…

The boys had gotten inside/outside scooters for Christmas and we had an established route laid out with specific rules. Tyler breached one of the rules and was required to get off his scooter for 10 minutes. But, as stated before, he was NOT in an obedient mood and proceeded to argue a bit about the sentence. This resulted in his taking off on his scooter really fast in an attempt to get one more thrill on his way to parking it for the time out period. Unfortunately, he lost control and slammed into a wall, making a large hole in it. He was absolutely concerned about the potential consequences of that one, which, actually weren't so bad. Dad had lots of little chores available anyway..

And so the day continued and was blessed by coming to an end….
As will this entry into my blog….

Char