Bad parenting moment #764?

Kate Mason blog post on messes.

BabyCenter's pic list of epic messes!

Yeah, that's about right...

Slow Your Home blog. Awesomesauce.

Forget coloring. This is all LJ wants to do with crayons.

 

I spilled something this morning and looked at Finn and said "Man, all I've done today is make messes...you ever have a day where it feels like all you do is make messes?"

Finn: Yeah everyday.

Me: Why on earth would you say that?! You don't make that many messes.

Finn: Because everyday when I get home from school you say 'Finn clean up...you get home from school and make tons of messes for me to clean up'.

DOH!!! Guess I need to give some more thought to how I present things to her.

In the end, sure kids make some pretty crazy messes. But sometimes, making messes is what it's all about! At least I know she was hearing me.

Now to work on reinforcing their cleanup behaviors...

How much I love you

Quote from Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Will you ever know how much I love you?  The things we've set aside and sacrificed so that we could watch you grow?  Will you ever know the moments we watched you sleep, ride your first two wheeler and realized the next step was a car.  That we lay awake at night and hoped like hell we're doing it all right?  I love you and today I will thank God that you both have came into my life and I will care a little less about the toys you leave all over the house and the lunch box you never remember to put away.  Today I will care less about the imperfections and hang onto your little faces a wee bit longer...someday you will be all grown up and I will say to myself "that was one heckuva ride...I'm so glad I had it!"

Finn's dental appointment

We had Finn's first dental appointment this morning and she was an absolute champ. She hadn't been seen since she was a few months old and was anticipating the return...with just a hint of trepidation. We had explained pretty much everything they'd do in her mouth during her appointment and she requested bringing her favorite stuffed animal (of the week). We obliged and she was happy as a clam. As expected, she talked the ear off the dental hygienist, who was wonderful with Finn. Her teeth looked great, aside from a small cavity between her two back teeth. Guess we need to be more diligent on flossing EVERY night. After the appointment, while still sitting in the chair, Finn says "I think I want to be a dentist when I grow up" and "Can't we stay here a little bit longer?" Such a cutie.