I hope...I wonder... I love...

I hope: my kids can learn to not say and do naughty things... even when i think it is SOO funny sometimes!! it is so hard not to laugh - to be stern and to say "dont say/do that..."
i.e. this morning, charity was mad at aaron... she said "do you want me to punch you?" before i could intervene aaron said "go ahead... that didnt hurt. is there a breeze in here?" i couldnt even properly scold them... charity's little plan had already backfired, and obviously, no harm had befallen aaron... i just went into the other room giving credit to joe for that one.

I wonder: why nate has this compulsion to go straight for the bath tub faucet and turn it on?the sound of running water drives me CRAZY! but he is so delighted... Once the water is on, he just crawls away (yes, even though is turned 1 a few weeks ago, he REFUSES to walk!) while i am on the subject... i wonder why he wont walk yet???


I love: how i can just let my kids play all day while i teach piano. throughout a normal piano day, LOTS of families of kids come through... my kids play so nicely with all of them (most of my students bring ALL of their siblings to play while they have their lesson) i can trust aaron and charity to follow rules and help everyone else do the same. aaron is always trying to rally the troops to play his games! today, he had everyone in the garage playing nascar - driving bikes and scooters around a big box. usually, they get the drill out and play pit stop pretending to change the tires of his little radio flyer thing... (dont worry, the drill is cordless and has no bits in it). Seriously, this kept them occupied through 2 different families (i teach lots of siblings) of lessons! (more than 2 hours!)
i had to get a pic (the rest of the kids were gone by then... but aaron and charity were still going strong!)

this is a pic of a "pit stop"! charity loves being part of aaron's crew!