I heard a lot of noise upstairs this morning. The kids had been up early and came down to get Jared and I to "come upstairs and see something!"
Generally this means they've cleaned something up, so we went through the usual--me pretending to be mad and telling them that if they made a big mess they are all grounded for the day...this always gets lots of smiles and giggles between them as they think they've tricked me.
And then the unveiling occurs and they are so proud of themselves for taking the initiative to do something good. I love those days!
Afterward Jonah said, "Remember 3 years ago when we had that rule that you only get one toy out to play with and then you have to put it back before you get anything else out?" I said, "yeah, the rule that lasted 25 seconds?" Then Jonah said, "I like that rule. I think we should have it again. Then we won't have such big messes."
We'll see how long that lasts.
I will say for as crazy as they make me sometimes...they always redeem themselves. They are pretty great kids. I'm a lucky mom.
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