The boys took to heart the ultimatum sent down after the early morning parties, that if you wake up, you stay in your bed and be quiet until you see the sun. They were quiet all right. And we didn't' see them until the sun was up. It was the staying in your bed part they struggled with. In a matter of a night, they had turned their room upside down.
After some detective work, I figure this is how the night went. Caleb wakes up, needs someone to play with so he starts unloading the toy chest onto sleeping Jake. Jake wakes up ready to join in the fun. Somehow Caleb helps Jake get out of his crib. They empty the rest of the toy chest onto the floor. They get hungry and go downstairs to get a piece of bread. As they are getting the loaf of bread, Caleb spies the pumpkin pie that he never got a piece of before he went to bed, so he carries it upstairs and sends the bread bag with Jake. They forget forks but figure their hands will work just as well. They try to see if the pie taste different depending on where in the room you are eating it. It seems to taste the best of the bottom bunk and the closet. Eventually, all that is left of the pie is some crumbs and smears of pumpkin but they are still hungry. They remember the loaf of bread. They try a few pieces but find it is more fun to rip up the pieces and fill the empty toy chest. Still hungry, Caleb remembers he saw yogurt in the fridge and brings 3 containers back. He throws the lids away in the bathroom garbage because Mom gets really mad when the kids throw garbage on the floor. After eating the yogurt, Caleb looks around and realizes that Mom is going to be mad about how messy the room is so he figures they will just cover up the mess. Caleb stands at his dresser and Jake at his and they take turns emptying out their dressers drawers into a big pile on the floor that covers up most of the pumpkin smears, the empty bread bag, and the empty yogurts.
There is not a time-out long enough for these two. I think it is time to get an apnea-type monitor for Caleb that alerts us when he wakes up.
5 comments:
Oh my is all I have to say. You are one patient woman! I love reading your blog. Your true stories are killer!
WOW! Those boys make your life interesting! I'm glad you were able to figure out all their tricks and share it with those of us who didn't have to clean it up - I'm sure we will all smile more than you about their adventures. Entertaining!
Well, at least he threw the lids away, right? Very few people in this world have stories half as crazy as yours. You should write a book.
You really are one patient lady. Very creative on the boys' part though, but rather unfortunate for you.
Thank you for reminding me why CJ still sleeps in a crib. Oh dear . . . I feel for you, I really do.
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