Our December so far...

Boys will be boys?

Is this what I have to look forward to? Daily loads of filthy laundry and necessary showers in the middle of the afternoon? Apparently so, if yesterday was any indication. Around 1:00 p.m. I sent the boys outside for a while to burn off some energy. A few minutes after playing on the swings they head over to the flower beds to play with some trucks. Pretty soon, as I'm watching out of the dining room window, I see my sweet Matthew pick up two handfuls of dirt and chuck them at the back of Luke's head! What?! I jumped just as Luke returned the favor by putting his two handfuls down Matt's shirt. Now, you should all know that I have a horrible first-reaction of bursting out laughing in any given circumstance, which has gotten me "looks" on several different occasions (i.e. our wedding, my children getting shots, etc.). So while I'm waiting inside to get my laughter under control and put on my "mother" face, my two boys continue to pummel each other with dirt. Finally I walk out there and, well, the pictures speak for themselves. I stripped both the boys down and marched them into the shower. I just LOVE being a mom.

P.S. I know I have been incredibly delinquent in my postings - my apologies (Jen, thanks for the gentle reminder the other day :)