Bird Baths

Kids and water, not really a bad combination. On the other hand, not exactly the best combination. So we have bird baths for birds to bath in, but mainly to ad to the curb appeal of our house's. We have swimming pools to swim in, but mainly to use to cool off in on a hot summer day. We have bath tubs to bath in or for some to soak in with cucumber slices over your eyes. We have sinks to wash dishes and to occasionally give our little ones a quick bath. We have toilets to..... well I doubt I need to elaborate on the purpose of a toilet. Wait, no, actually I do. As I am sure most of you know and are aware of our situation, we just got to Ft. Irwin. Which pretty much meant traveling up to 3/4 of the way around the world before we actually got here. Not to bad of an experience. My oldest son Aiden is now to the point where he needs to begin every parents dreaded nightmare of potty training. Well we decided that it would be best to wait until we get to Ft. Irwin to tackle this fight.

After arriving and getting settled in. We decided to start turning up the heat on Aiden and his potty training. I mean the kid is going to be 3yrs old in a couple of weeks. So I figured since he likes to get in the way when you try to do something....uh, I mean help! I thought it would be safe to go ahead and invite him to watch how daddy goes potty. Hopefully it would work. All it really did was spark more of an interest in how things really work, and no not his little pee pee. At first it started with him raising the toilet lid and toilet seat and then putting them back down. He would get nervous while flushing the toilet, but due to dad's ingenuity and creative thinking, I quickly conquered any fear he might have of the toilet and how it flushes. From there we actually went.......wait, don't let me get you all excited about how I got him potty trained in like two weeks, for that is still an up hill battle. However, I will tell you how he has turned the toilet in to his own little stadium. Yeah the other night I was on the couch watching t.v. (which translates into playing a video game) and I can keep on hearing Aiden yelling and then shortly after Jack would be giggling up a storm. So at the time I figured mom had them with her in the dining room playing a silly mommy and baby game, and Aiden was getting jealous so he had to participate by yelling as loud as he possibly could. So this goes on for about 10-15 minutes before I decide to get up and see what everyone else is having so much fun about. As I got up I had this slight vision in my head that the kids where in the bathroom playing in the toilet, and I was like no way in hell are they doing that. My kids are pretty well behaved and Aiden knows that the toilet is for our potty and not playing in. Well as I walk by the bathroom door to get tot he dining room, I notice that the bathroom door is open a little. Then that I had that flash back of the little vision, but once a gain I said no, not my boys. Just as I get about five steps past the bathroom door I see my wife bent over sweeping and no boys, when I hear Aiden yell really loud again. Without looking over the counter to see if they were in the kitchen I knew instantly that they weren't. So I turn around and slowly walk to the bathroom where I peak my head into the bathroom to find my kids. I stood there, not in awe or shock, but as in curiosity of how I was going to break the news to their mother. So I take a couple of steps back towards Jennifer and say, Honey (in a very calm voice) you need to stop what your doing and come and see what your boys are doing. Of course, I get that look. So as she walks over there Aiden yells again as I open the bathroom door to show my lovely wife that while Jack is splashing and playing in the water that is sitting in the toilet Aiden is flushing the toilet and yelling and Jack is laughing hysterically. Now if that isn't a mouthful, then what is.

As a parent what do you say to that. I actually struggled not to laugh. Didn't want the kids or the wife, to think that I am encouraging them. Actually I was thinking. And Jennifer wants to have more kids, and she hopes that all of them are boys. LOL. Well I guess I will be getting snipped with in the next couple of weeks.