A Typical Day

Ellany put toothpaste in her hair today. She does this because she has seen Mr. Noodle do it on a Sesame Street video. Hiding it on a shelf in the bathroom closet doesn't work. I may have to start locking up the toothpaste.

After lunch, I was in the bedroom and heard the sound of breaking glass. I sprinted to the kitchen and found Ryker standing on the table, throwing whatever he could grab. Ellany sat there calmly watching him, as if his behavior was perfectly normal. Ryker had broken a plate and thrown tomatoes on the floor. That is what I get for not clearing the table fast enough!

Later, Ellany got one of Ryker's pop-up books and ripped the pop-ups out. I had put the book in a basket, high up on a shelf to keep it out of her reach. In reality, there is no place out of Ellany's reach. She feels compelled to rip the flaps and pop-ups out of books. I have no idea why.

Ellany also found some crayons today and drew a beautiful rainbow on the coffee table. Whenever someone forgets to put a pen/pencil/crayon away, I will find her artwork on the wall, table or countertop. I wish I knew how to get crayon off of wood!

I lost count of how many times I had to help Ellany locate her clothes and put them back on again today.

This is a typical day around here. All of these things have happened before, and will continue to happen on a regular basis. The kids are in bed now...I am going to go have some Ben & Jerry's!