There was just a little “naughty” in the water this weekend!

Whoo! I feel like I’ve made it through a storm! I’m not sure I can even give an accurate account of what happened with these kiddos over the last 2 days. It was just one thing after another. For the first time in a VERY long time and certainly the first time in Max’s life, I had to teach the lesson of eating what you ask for, no matter HOW long you sit at the table. Geesh! It took him 2 hours to finish a yogurt that I told him not to take, because I knew (from the past) that he doesn’t like that particular kind. Sometimes it’s REALLY hard to follow through with these kinds of lessons, because I’ve already taught them numerous times before and I find myself slacking off and letting things slide. But Max is getting really bad about taking food and either opening it and leaving it completely untouched, or taking a bite or two and then throwing it away and coming to ask for something else. This happens over and over again on a daily basis. So, yesterday when he pulled the greek yogurt with honey out of the fridge, I looked right at him and said, “put that back. You don’t like it.” Of course, 5 minutes later it’s on the table, opened and all the honey has been eaten out of it and he’s getting out of his chair to say he’s done. Think again! Over the course of the time that he sat at the table, I kept reminding him that he was there to learn the lesson of, “doing what you’re told, when, you’re told”. (Do NOT bother to leave comments calling me a tyrant! Any name calling that was to be done has already been done over the years by the children and yours’ will simply fall on deaf ears. Plus I can delete it! Ha!) The other kids kept going to the table to give him advice on how best to eat something you hate; “Eat really big bites so that it goes faster.” or “Drink water with it” or even, “Hold your nose so that you can’t taste it.” Gotta love that sibling advice! Anyway, he DID eventually eat the dang yogurt and I’m willing to bet he will NEVER take another. But, this is just a sampling of the adventures we had all weekend. The hose kept getting turned on by a mysterious force that would then spray it in the direction of the children, who, of course, did not want to get wet! I guess it’s time to call in the Ghost Busters! After 3 times of wet, shivering children in 2 days, I decided the biv (I think that’s what the handle part is called) had to be removed. This was a good example of a lesson I was revisiting from the past. We had removed it years ago, only to get frustrated with always having to hunt it down when I wanted to water the plants or the dog. Why it would disappear from where I had put it is still a Lang Family mystery. So there you go, a mere sampling of the super, fun, weekend adventures we had! Maybe I’ll start leaving the video camera running so that we can catch the culprit!

Have a good night~