So, this morning, Shelby and Jesse informed me that later this afternoon they'd be taking a field trip to "Africa," which meant 'up in the tree' again. I must say that it was a great bargaining tool to keep them on task.
After school, while we took the recycling to the recycling center, they spent quite a bit of time talking about what they were going to do in Africa this afternoon. Then all through lunch, which they scarfed down at lightning speed, there was more Africa talk. I think all of the imagining wore them out because when they finally got there, they were super grouchy with each other. I thought they were going to push each other out of the tree at one point. So, I called them in and put them to bed. They swore they'd never be able to fall asleep, so I layed with them for a little bit until they did. I actually got a 20 minute cat nap myself! Then, I enjoyed a perfectly quiet house for a good hour.
James stopped by to bring our fence materials home and cracked up when he saw the 3 oldest snuggled in there together on our bed. How long will they do this? I hope forever!
