Sometimes the boys don't want to go to bed. Actually, it happens often but they are usually not really stubborn. Last night, Jen and I decided that they weren't really tired so we let them come out as long as they "played nice" together. What they chose to do was not what I had in mind.
Very methodically Chase would remove a toy from the toy box and tell Lucas what it was. Then Lucas would say where the toy was supposed to go and Chase would give the toy to Lucas to put it somewhere.This is how it went:
Chase (picking up a toy): Horse!
Lucas: That goes on the coffee table
Chase: Here you go, Gukas
Lucas: Thanks (and he would run off to put it on the coffee table)
Now, with one destination it does not sound that bad to clean up later. Let me tell you some of the possible destinations:
- Coffee Table
- Couch
- Futon
- Under the coffee table
- Kitchen table
- 1 of 4 chairs around the table
- The book shelf
- Chase's bed
- TV stand
- TV
- Window sill
- Pantry
- Laundry room
- Refrigerator...
Do I need to continue? Little did I know that this was their master plan. They know that they have to clean up the toys before going to bed and were banking that this time would be no different. The boys had worked their way into a 10:15 bedtime.
I applaud their ingenuity.
2 comments:
The score is parents - 0 and boys 32. You are outnumbered so you might as well forget it! Love, Beth
LOL I love this post! Your boys are smart! They know it, and they know we know it (but under estimate the smarts sometimes)I laughed ... a lot!
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