All Boy House Confessions

Confession #1: I Let the Kids do the Child-Proofing.





This kid (Colton) has taken child-proofing to a whole new extreme. Child-proofing is not about keeping Colton out of the cupboards. Child-proofing involves Colton climbing in the cupboards to ensure that they are safe.

I can not keep Colton out of the cupboards.





Colton would spend all day in the cupboards if I let him.
And I do.
Most of the time.

All-Boy-House Rule #1: Never interrupt a happy baby. Ever. (Unless he is playing in the toilet.)



Confession #2: Simply Doing the Dishes is Not Enough.





Simply said - the only way I ever get to wash the dishes is when I wash the baby at the same time.






Confession #3: The All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet.






Colton eats a lot of food. Unfortunately, most of it ends up on the floor. I simply do not have enough time in the day to clean up after every time he eats. I decided to stop cleaning up the food and teach my baby self reliance. If Colton is hungry, he has learned to crawl on over to his all-you-can-eat-buffet. Open 12 hours a day, my broom is grateful. Once the kids are in bed, the buffet closes with a nice floor wipe down. When the sun rises, the buffet is open and ready to receive business.



Confession # 4: I Let My Boys Bury Anything they Want.





My boys have this new obsession with digging holes and burying their treasures. Today they came home from church and wanted to bury their pictures from church and I thought, "Why not?" Conner and Caleb spent at least an hour after church in the backyard cooperating.. which is the true spirit of the Sabbath.

Side note. The pictures were too cute, so I "un-buried" them once the boys were in bed.



Confession #5: We Do Not Get Out Much.







If the boys want to do something adventurous - like sledding - they constructively have to use their imagination and go sledding on chairs, yoga mats, hope chests, etc. Fishing, train rides, and trips to grandma's house all occur on the couch. Rides to the moon occur under the kitchen table.

Conner and Caleb's amazing imagination validates my refusal to venture out into the world with three energetic boys on my own.



Confession #6: Vacuuming Has Become a Full-Contact-Sport



While Caleb is terrified of the vacuum, Colton is "crushing" on it. Vacuuming has become an obstacle course trying to maneuver around the baby who refuses to be held while the machine of his dreams is running. Talk about your baby romance.


I love my all-boy-crazy life.