Morning Time Update

Our mornings went far better this week. We solved the problem the way this family always seems to solve problems: we threw some money on it and hoped it would go away.

Seriously, we established a routine. Within that routine, each of the kids gained a little incentive to keep them away from one another.

Our morning now goes like this:

Eat breakfast

Get dressed/Brush teeth

Jerod- practice piano/Elise- play with brand spanking new Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shop toy (this is where the 'throw some money on it' came into play

Once Jerod's done practicing, he gets to watch 'Quick Pitch' (show for baseball geeks) until the bus comes.

So far, this has worked pretty well. The only problem is that Jerod, my eight year old, baseball-obsessed boy, is inexplicably taken with the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shop. Are ya kiddin' me? They did play nicely together with it on Wednesday morning, but anyone who knows my kids at all knows that this 'cooperative playtime' is not a consistently workable model. By the way, I know that this is because we're bad parents, so please don't feel the need to explain that to me.

Anyhoo... it was a much better week. Here are a few pictures. Jerod had a run in with a cleat...