I don't know what it is, but kids are fascinated with vacuums and washing machines. Today I absent mindedly left the laundry closet doors open, with the lid up to the washing machine. I later returned to find all sorts of things in the washer: a CD, shoes, a toy golf club, a belt, a toy car, slippers, and clean clothes that Owen had taken from his brothers' dresser drawers. I actually didn't get mad at all. I thought it was quite hilarious. You should have seen how funny all those things looked floating in the top of my washer.
In addition to washing all the winter clothes that have been in storage (hand-me-downs, as they are affectionately called), I actually vacuumed the whole house today...for the first time since I moved in. That was back in August, in case you forgot. I was so proud of the rare site of vacuum marks in my carpet that I took a picture of them. I thought, why can't someone knock on my door right now? I knew my house would only be clean for about five minutes.
I meant to take pictures of the entire house and blog them. But I ran out of time, so a photograph of the basement is all I have to show. I'll have to do this house blog in pieces. We call the basement the play room. This is probably because we don't own couches, but we do have a train table, a rocking horse, a basket ball hoop and a bean bag. Maybe one day I'll actually have furniture!
But I love this cute picture of Owen playing with his cash register at the little table in the play room. I try to set out different toys on the table every week. I've found rotating toys like this is helpful. They are more inclined to play with them, and I can put out a toy each day that will help them learn new skills (e.g., lacing cards, puzzles or an alphabet). Anyways, I'll try to post photos of the rest of the house soon. Not that it's that exciting. It's just that some of you have requested it. I'll do my best.
