what is it with little boys and baby powder?

"Stop putting salt in the water pitcher!"

I said this a few minutes after we'd wound up

- for the second time -

the 15 yards of curly ribbon

that was snaking through the house.

Which was not long after

I found this in the bathroom

There are similar, though smaller, powder piles

in all three bedrooms;

the boys didn't look much better,

but I couldn't take a picture of them

lest they mistake it as approval.....

~

This is actually a mess similar to

- but not nearly so big -

as a mess TJ made when he was about 3.

He had snuck our economy-sized baby powder

into his bedroom

and completely covered himself

his sister

his shoes

their beds...

you get the point.

this happened

not long after he'd poured our 3 month supply of shampoo

in the toilet...

We were livid at the time; we've laughed about since.

~

I'm not sure if we've

mellowed, matured, or turned into wimps

but the boys didn't even get spanked.

I just made them watch me clean up the mess

(not nearly as much fun as 'helping' clean up)

and talked about how much extra work

they make for the family when they make such messes.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Momma."

~

oh - kids,

you might want to rinse out the pitcher

before getting a glass of water.