Six months have gone by since Christmas and Faith and Cameron are six months older....more creative....more mischievous....more BORED with the standard method of playing with a ball pit. AND...well...I'm just tired of the thing all together. Here's why...
Faith and Cameron still like to occasionally take a nose dive into the balls (and that is so hilarious to see), but their new favorite pastime is to turn the elephant over...completely over...and empty out ALL of the balls. It's LOVELY. The first time they did it, I just laughed it off. The second time that they did it, I was a bit irritated to pick up the balls once again. The third time, I was threatening to throw it out the window or into the attic (where all things go that I don't wish to see...out of sight...out of mind, right?). Well, the ball pit is still in the play/dining room, and the kids continue to turn the thing over. What to do???!!!
I've tried everything. The nice approach..."Guys, that's a no-no. Please don't do that." The threatening approach..."If you guys do that ONE more time..." (yeah...like 17 month olds understand THAT). The not so nice approach..."I TOLD you that's a NO-NO!!!"...and, yes, I have popped some little legs. :( NOTHING works. They are smart little things. They play so innocently until I leave the room. Then, instantly I here giggles. These two work together when they have a common goal of making a mess! That's when I hear the balls come tumbling out. When I enter the room, they squeal with excitement. Think I'm making this stuff up? I SWEAR it's true. They are lucky that they are so darn cute!
Ugghhhh...at least I get my exercise picking them up.
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