Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Working Man

Tyler has his first official chore around the house. So far he loves doing it...I am hoping the enthusiasm will continue.

First he has to drag the container out of the closet, open it up and get the scoop.
Next he carefully pours the dog food into the bowl - notice how he makes sure not even one piece falls to the floor.
Then he has to put the lid back on, lock it up and push it back into the closet.
Of course we can't just leave the closet door open. After the door is closed he carefully carries the bowl full of food over to its correct spot. Of course he never drops a piece and the bowls have to be lined up together.

And Hana finally decided that maybe having these two little kids around isn't such a bad thing after all.
Tyler does this at least once, if not twice a day. he is also the one who reminds us that Hana needs to be fed. Carter - thinking that if Tyler feeds the dog so should he - also tried feeding her the other night. He pulled the container out of the closet and got the lid off, only to find out he was to short to reach the scoop. He practically fell in trying to grab it. So I helped him get the scoop out. He then tried to pour the dog food in the bowl - only to miss the bowl completely. So now (on days that Tyler likes to share) they do the chore together. I think I need to find something just for Carter to do -dishes anyone?

1 comment:

IdleMindOfBeth said...

what a great phase to be getting into!

and I had to chuckle at poor Carter falling into the container!