4.10.2009

things heard (and seen) while watching 5 kids...

yesterday i had the day off work to watch three of my sister's kids as well as my own two. we went to their house at 8:00 and were scheduled to be there till 5:00. let me start by saying i love these kids. all of them. my nieces and nephews all have their own wonderful personalities and traits, as do my own children. the ages of the kids i had yesterday were 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7. do you know how LOUD that can get? just checkin. and also pretty funny. i loved the moments of "raise your hand if you want to eat dessert pizza every day!" or "i had to come inside and go potty cuz i was starting to do the potty dance outside." i also got a pretty good chuckle out of catching my 4 year old nephew in the wide open spaces of the neighbor's yard with his pants down around his ankles, ready to relive himself in front of God and everybody. oh, the stories we will have to tell these kids when they get older!

as much as i enjoyed my time with the kiddos, i have to admit to being somewhat relieved to be back to the grind today. i am one of those people who would go nuts staying home with the kids every day. kudos to those of you who do!

3 comments:

Amanda Bartell said...

You must have missed the part where Kolby and Ethan were apparently having what appeared to be a sword fight with their urine on the neighbor's berm. I heard all about it from Mike and Erin. Ah, boys...and yes, it DOES get loud when there are many children in the house. Very loud. As in, maybe it's time to invest in ear plugs. Or muzzles and lots of duct tape. Thanks for helping out!

Minnesota Girl said...

oh dear. i was afraid of something like that. of course none of the children bothered to mention that little fact to me! they probably know i would have kicked their tushes though! ; )

i hope mike and erin were more amused than annoyed. those kids spent pretty much all day in their yard!

Amanda Bartell said...

Pretty sure they found it humorous. I think they would have video taped it had they been able to get the recorder out in time.