Wordless Wednesday (With Words)

It was like, 700 degrees today. Actually I think it was like 83. But either way it was hot. So I made Calen go outside (bad mommy), but all he wanted to do was sit at the patio table and play with his cars. I wanted him wearing himself to unconciousness active so I gave him a much better place to drive his cars - on the patio, in a huge sidewalk chalk city that we created together. (I asked him where all the landmarks should go). It was complete with a beach (where Spiderman was making sandcastles), gas station, hospital, school, zoo, aquarium, grocery store and construction site. 

After all, what city DOESN'T have a construction site? Calen is wise beyond his years.

It kept him busy for a while at least.

Calen's city complete with Little People Zoo and Lego Duplo gas stations/grocery stores

And then his friends came over and we forced encouraged them to go on the Slip N Slide over, and over and over until they were scraped up bleeding tired bored satisfied. 

Every household should be required to have a Slip N Slide. There is no excuse to not own one. This one was 5 dollars at Walmart. Seriously. Buy a Slip N Slide and you too can succeed in parenting.

The one time Calen slid down (after daddy threw him)

Okay, the forcing was only for Calen. His friends were totally okay with running and sliding. Calen apparently didn't want to risk bodily harm by sliding down it. Or whatever his reason was. So I had to throw him down it encourage him. 

Aiden is the slide master and shows everyone else how it's done.

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