This is what happens

So...when you ask your children to play nicely where Mommy can see them while you mow the front yard, and to please keep an eye on their baby brother.....this is what happens:



1- You have to stop mowing 3 times to go fetch the "baby brother" who is running down the sidewalk. The baby brother that the older siblings are not "keeping an eye on."

2- You have to stop mowing twice to go fetch a ball that was thrown into the street.

3- You have to stop mowing once to go retrieve all 3 kids from inside the house, as they were instructed to stay outside where Mommy could see them.

4- When you finish mowing...you find your older 2 children arguing, and discover this.....



































Here is a closer look if you didn't catch it in the first photo.








That's right. Ethan found a black sharpie while messing in his Daddy's tool box. (The tool box he is not supposed to get into.) Grace did something to make him mad. (I don't know exactly what, because there were alot of different versions of what actually happened....depending on who you asked.) So black sharpie + big sister making you mad by trying to be the mommy = the above picture. Luckily, I was done mowing, so the sharpie was confiscated and the balance of power was restored. ;-)



And this is what happens when the mowing is done, and Mommy knows that you are only young for just a little while....

That's right...you get popsicles!

Have a great day!

Love,

Katie