Saturday, August 22, 2009

Cleaning Day!

Look at ALL those toys!!!


The messy toy box



Taking a break for some fun the rocking horse




More fun on the rocking horse


Organized toy box!!!


As promised, the kids and I organized all the toys in the entire house! It was quite a project which took nearly three hours. I have realized once again that we don't need another toy for 10 years! There is now a new rule in our household - if a toy comes in a toy must to go out! Cael and Avery were troopers and "helped" the entire time. They even picked out some stuffed animals to donate to Good Will. I am not sure if they totally comprehended the lesson in generosity because as I explained to Cael that some kids don't have any toys to play with he said, "Mom, that would be really boring!". Not exactly the emotional impact I had intended, but it is a start!

3 comments:

The Hunt Family said...

oh man, I need to blog about our toys.....out of control. Zoey totally would not get the whole "out with the old" mentality.

At least we have a playroom to pile all of her treasures high and keep them out of the living room (for the most part)

Maggie Crabb said...

You are so brave to take on such an endeavor! I really need to get a handle on our toy situation...thank you for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

You need to write a book and call it the things Cael says. He is such a handsome, charming, sweet young man.