Not All Child's Play

It's not always fun and games around here. We can't play "Go Fish" all day long.
Or bake chocolate chip cookies every night.
(Sidenote: Carter fell asleep at 6:05 this evening. When he woke up the next morning, there was a batch of cookies! It was probably one of the best batches of cookies I've ever made. He was so excited for cookies and after he took one bite, he asked if Grandma Mary had brought the cookies during the night. That is one of the best compliments one can ask for as Grandma Mary makes the best cookies!)

(excuse the diaper in this pic. She was supposed to have gone to bed around 7 that night but was so excited to be the only child up that she snuck back down and I didn't have the heart to make her go back up. Instead, we baked cookies, played go fish, and had some special snuggle time.)

Sometimes - actually a lot of the time - there is work to be done around the house. It doesn't matter if you haven't reached your first birthday yet. You will still be put to work.

Now if I could only get the older three to help with the chores!