Friday, March 28, 2008
Small Minds
Our little Dee Doo is so cute and he means well. The kiddos love to get a little snack in our little IKEA bowls and they run around the house snacking with goldfish or pretzels, whatever. Occasionally they have fruit snacks that are in a little package. So lately, I have been trying to teach Lincoln about the trash can. So I held his hand and showed him where it was. He's been so great about throwing his garbage away....and everything else. I started noticing that I was missing several IKEA bowls. Then one day I noticed one was in the garbage. And so I took it out and started watching what he would do after his snack and sure enough, he had a one track mind, heading straight to the garbage can, be it a bowl or garbage. So then I showed him the sink and told him he should put bowls in the sink. The cute little guy was so quick to understand and he was great about putting the bowls....and everything else in the sink. So I figure it's better to dig trash out of the sink where I can see it, rather than searching through the garbage everyday for whatever Lincon deems disposable. Now I just laugh because almost every time I go to the sink, there's garbage in it. Just yesterday he saw a peice of garbage on the ground (left from Jason) and sure enough, it ended up in the sink. At least the kid is neat.....his small little mind can only take so much info!!!
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8 comments:
that is so cute! at least he is getting the idea, and he is obedient, and helping out where he can. how cute!
what a cute little guy! i've noticed some of vessel's toys missing and then finding them in the trash later. sometimes not finding them at all...so i bet we threw them out accidentally. oh well...
anyhoo, your chillins are so cute. i love checking out your blog.
DeeDoo is so cute! That is funny that he likes to clean up after himself and 'throw' things away :) What a smart little boy...
what a cute boy. I love the funny things kids do. And I wouldn't even mind the trash in the sink cuz its so cute how it got there.
That is really funny and too cute!
THAT IS NOT FAIR! I come out in the morning and the living room floor is covered with wrappers and capri sun packages and crumbs. They NEVER throw away their trash...no matter how many times I politely ask and try to teach them. I would definitely prefer it in the sink rather than all over the floor.
Hi Claire,
Just responding to your coment about three kids throwing you over the edge. Well not exactly but my house is definately not as clean. It is definately doable if you are willing to let some things go. For me that is tough cuz i get a little picky about some things. But it is definately worth it. All my kids are right about three years apart so that helps too. I think spacing them apart is key cuz then you get a break while the older one is in school and preschool etc.
That is too funny! My kids do/did the same thing, but it took me about a quarter of our silverwear and a few bowls to figure that one out. :)
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