More fun than a barrel of monkeys

On Thursdays, I have training, so the kids come along to the gym with me. In order to get Chase to go willingly, I bribe him with the promise of Wendy’s chicken nuggets after Mama is done exercising. This works well because there’s a Wendy’s right by the gym, so the drive thru people are probably used to seeing sweaty people—I mean what’s the point of all that working out if you can’t get a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger and a Frosty when you’re done.

Anyway, because lunch is earlier on these days, we always have an hour or so to kill after we finish eating before we go up for our nap. Today we really packed a whole lot of fun into those 60 odd minutes.

First, we sat on the slippery stairs and sang songs and shook our booties. 

After that, we played Hide & Seek. That goes like this:

Mama (while the kids run to their preferred hiding spot of the half bath): 7, 8, 9, 10! Ready or not, here I come!

Chase & Amaya: giggles. lots of giggles.

Mama; Now where could they be?

Before I’ve even taken one step in the direction of the door, suddenly it pops open and out storm two little munchkins.

Chase (laughing): Here I am mama.

Amaya: Tee Hee

Chase: Let’s do it again!

 

After we’d played 10 rounds of Hide for Two Seconds and Come Out Before Mama Has a Chance to Find You, Chase rode around on his scooter wearing his “Diving goggles” while his sister raced after him. Safety first—the living room air is awful salty.

Then it was time for Ring Around the Rosie—minus all that dreadful singing. We just went straight for the all fall down part.

Whew! We sure wore ourselves out. Good thing there’s this handy bench here where we can plop down and rest for a spell.