They just keep getting smarter

The dauntless duo go to bed at 7:30 each night. We follow the same routine. We change diapers, put on PJ's and get milk in sippy cups. Before they climb into bed and get their milk, we say prays and tuck them in. Upon exiting the room, we have our routine security checks. 1. Remove all toys from the room. If toys are left, they will play. 2. Make sure the lights are unscrewed. That is correct unscrewed. We tried taping the light switch, but they pulled the tape off. So I unscrewed the light bulbs so they cannot turn the lights on. 3. Completely close the closet door. The closet is where we have their two dressers. The door has a child handle on it. This prevents little hands from turning it. This solution has worked for months and we have been very pleased with it until tonight.

Keli finished folding some of the boys cloths. Since it was 9:30, she thought they would be asleep and could sneak in and put the cloths away. When she approached the room, she noticed light coming from underneath the door. ARGH! She called me from the office. Opening the door, we found our wonderful sons in the closet.

They wanted to help mom put away cloths so they completely emptied out their drawers. Under the pile of cloths are their pillows, comforters and blankies. I guess we need to get some straps so the dresses wont fall on them.

Aren't they just adorable! Notice the laminate floor? Their room is the only one in the house that has that. That was specially done for them, to make "messes" easier to clean.

Not even for a second...

Periodically Keli gets on a baking kick. Yesterday, she wanted to make some sugar cookies for her visiting teaching sisters. Like all good bakers, she keeps a cup of flour for dusting the dough when rolling it out. Baleigh called her for some assistance, so Keli went to help her in the play room. When Keli returned to the kitchen, she saw some strange pale monster eating the flour.

Where do they get the idea?

The other day Keli had been up all night sick. Therefore, I stayed home and watched the kids since it was their spring break. apparently I did not watch them close enough.

The day before Aiden discovered how to unlock and open windows. Keli discovered this because she noticed his and Liams bedding, pillows, clothes and diapers (yes they were naked) on the grass outside the kitchen window when they should have been clothed and taking a nap. That night I purchased window locks that would prevent them from opening it too far. I felt it was a good idea to put them on Baleigh's windows also. On her windows, I made it so she could open them about four inches.

Since I was playing Mr. Mom, I made the kids help with some spring cleaning. Baleigh asked Keli to check her room so she could go play. Keli saw the screen to one of the windows was popped out. Looking to see where the screen was she came across this.

Aiden decided that he did not like some of Baleigh's crafts and pictures so he threw them out the window. Notice all the paper in the gutter. Through the other window, books from her collection were also scattered on the roof.

Thank You for Plastic Peanut Butter Jars

The other evening Keli and I sat down to watch some TV before putting the kids to bed. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a green streak race from kitchen towards the play room. It was Aiden in his green jammies. He was carrying something, so I had to act fast. I ran after him and entered the play room, but he was not there. I opened the bathroom door and there he was. The culprit had enough time to take the lid off the peanut butter he stole from the pantry and dip a spoon in. By the time I entered the bathroom, the spoon was already in his mouth. I startled Aiden so bad, he threw the jar and spoon on the ground and raised his hands in the air as if to proclaim his innocence. Its a good thing the new peanut butter jars are plastic or we would have had a bigger mess with a broken jar.

The Dreaded Silence

Every parents worst nightmare is the calm that precedes the storm. For some reason unbeknownst to man, children get quiet when mischievousness abounds.

Our first adventure of Aiden and Liam begins at dinner, Keli made pork chops with mash potatoes, gravy and corn. Aiden refused to use a fork and began to devour his dinner with his hands. Liam followed his older brothers example and dropped his fork on the floor for Zoe, the dog, to lick clean.

After dinner, the kids scurried off to get some last minute playing in before bed. Keli and I began cleaning up the dishes. After a few minutes, I realized the boys were being quiet, too quiet. The silence was deafening. The hair on the back of my neck stood on end, something was not right. I looked in the play room and they were not there. So I ventured up stairs. The light to my room was off. Unfortunately, light was shining underneath the door to the bathroom. My heart sank, nothing good could come from this. Opening the door slowly, I saw the adventurous duo doing what they do best. Both felt the need to wash up after a hearty meal. Aiden stripped down to his bare bottom, climbed into the tub and started to take a cold bath. Liam could not climb into the bath, so he go into the shower, grabbed the hair conditioner and completely lathered his little head with half the bottle.


Beware the dreaded silence. When it creeps on you, it is too late. Disaster has already struck.