a few rainy day mistakes

my first mistake was never child proofing the kitchen drawers. but i don't keep bleach or razor blades in there, so no harm, right?

my second mistake was ignoring the silence.

its just that we were really enjoying beatrix potter and all her bunny adventures under our fancy little tent in the living room. the absence of mason's whining was a special treat on our rainy day. so i didn't go investigate.

then came ella's notification of, "oh. wow. mom, i sure hope you don't need anymore waxed paper..."

when i grabbed the camera, bennett grabbed the broom. what a sweetheart...

but the waxed paper did provide much fun and entertainment.

it works well as wedding dress...

its perfect for playing horse races...

and its makes for a nice helmet/hijab

and for my 3rd mistake of the day...

i actually believed my children when they pleaded for the chance to sleep in a tent at nap time because, "we promise to sleep so good, mommy!"

and after much giggling and threatening they actually did fall asleep...

just barely, until the box and heavy (but not heavy enough to hold the sheet up) books came crashing down on them in their sleep when the tent collapsed and scared them to tears.

oops.