A little while later I went out to pick some rhubarb to make muffins. I was behind the garage and couldn't see what he was doing, but he was talking to me - chatting away about the mulch and his stick. One of the things he said to me was "I'm giving my shoes a bath, Mommy." But I was only half paying attention to him. He told me a couple of times he was giving his shoes a bath, and I just kept picking rhubrarb. I probably should have realized what he was up to, but didn't. Sure enough, he was standing in a bin of about 5 inches of water - with his shoes on, because I hadn't put his rainboots on him before he went out.
He was quite wet and quite filthy after these little adventures.
Then Kris came in to collect the garbage in the house, because it was garbage night, and on his way in he asked Stian if he'd take out the garbage in the garbage can in the garage. I'm not really sure if Kris thought he would actually do it, but he did. He took the can out to the curb. Actually, he took it all the way to the mailbox, because that's where he thought it should go. So I guess he has real "chores" now.
Kris dumped him in the bath after that - he was kind of a mess!
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He's getting dirty and wet and having fun -- and that is just exactly what a 2 and a half year old boy is supposed to do!! And chores!! I say - might as well get started while he still thinks it's fun!! Maybe he will decide he just likes helping out and being a part of the family!!
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