Call me irresponsible. If we lived in the city I'm pretty sure my neighbours would report me to child protective services. This is one of the bonuses to living on a secluded acreage out of sight of prying eyes. I'll let you in on all my shortcomings if you promise not to report me.
My children have a violent tendency to make bows and arrows, guns and swords, out of anything they can get their hands on. They must have inherited this passion from their father. My 6 year old made this bow completely on her own, and the bowstring? It's totally elastic. The thing actually WORKS.
They have this habit of wearing rubber boots. year round. even when it is 30 degrees out (85 F). 
if it's not rubber boots it's someone else's shoes that are 20 sizes too big and/or designed for the opposite sex (and yes that is a gun, that might as well be welded to my 2 year old's hand and no this child is not wearing any pants. This is known as potty training 101, come just as you are).
Child labour laws? Hey, you live here you work here.
Organic Foods? Phooey. Chocolate, flour and sugar are some of our basic staples around here.
Face cloths? Yeah, we have 'em. And use 'em. Not that you'd know it. 
They learn early the true significance of "au natural"
and are (aw)fully in touch with their feminine side. I think berettes on boys are actually high fashion right now?
not so sure about the tiara's, but hey, most anything goes these days.
hats with pink hearts and baby dolls... oh yeah.
and velvet capes with pink flip flops. Gotta be secure in your masculinity to pull that off.
Not only can my children often be found playing in their pyjamas, outside, before breakfast; you would be surprised (I know I am) how many times their pyjama's won't even be MATCHING. I often wonder if this isn't a ploy on Prairie Guy's part to get me to insist that *I* will get the kids ready for bed, but I ain't buyin' it. I can't decide whether this picture is cute, or pathetic.
or what's more pathetic, mismatched pyjamas or shorts and cowboy boots? On the wrong feet of course.
or pyjama tops and no bottoms at all.
Lookin' for the funny farm? Look no farther. Welcome to my crazy life.
16 comments:
Love it!
I recall cowboy boots and shorts. . .
We live in the city and my guys are constantly running around with homemade bows and arrows / swords. Our neighbors even encourage it. (groan) But all our closest neighbors are in their 60s and they probably recall the days of their youth through my children.
Loving it this morning! Just what I needed...a good chuckle!
We do the shorts and cowboy boots all the time...sometimes even in town..ouch!
Joy
Umm... us Texans probably wouldn't even look twice at someone wearing shorts and boots.
My hubby had childhood flashbacks when we were Christmas shopping this past year and my kiddos ended up with a Red Rider BB gun. Yep! I'm not opposed, but you have to remember that we live in SUBURBIA!
They've all enjoyed target practice. All THREE of them.
Blessings!
A typical day around here consist of those sights!
Love it! What a joy those little ones are. Thanks for sharing your laughter with us this Monday morning!
I think your crazy life is fabulous! Great pics and I totally enjoy your commentary. If I told you how many city parks we've, ahem, christened in our years of parenting, you might be a bit dismayed.
For a whole summer our oldest was referred to by the neighbours as "underwear boy." We were potty training and pants were a big hassle. I don't think it damaged his psyche. Much.
Hey we love rubber boots around here too, wear them all the time! And there isn't anything wrong with boots and shorts, my husband wears them on the beach, along with his cowboy hat. I just love you pics and oh how I missed your blog while we were gone, You guys keep having fun!! Brandie
Looks like all kinds of fun to me! Too cute.
LOLOLOLOL - I don't know what I like better, the tiara or the velvet cape :)
I LOVE it when you do these posts - I always make sure I'm not drinking anything (lol)
Your take on life is fun.
oh dear, I hate to say it girls, but cowboy boots and shorts will continue to rank high on my list of fashion faux pas.... but don't worry, fashion itself ranks extremely low on my list of Things That Matter. LOL!
oh and M4B, for the record... there are no underwear there either. Pee + Material = Gross for this Mama... so when I say "au natural" I mean "AU NATURAL". (Coffee Girls have no fear... I shall pullup the pee-ster before y'all arrive wednesday morning).
My son and I have just poped over and think your music and photos are a scream!!!
Liked what yu said on Amy's blog...
Ruth
That is just all too precious! You have made me smile today,thanks!
Wow, brings back memories. My mom couldn't get me out of rubber boots and I loved making bow and arrows, although hers looks better thought out then most of mine. I usually just ended up throwing the stick at my brothers:)
I love it! Your words with the pictures were so funny. And the mismatched pj's, well, let's just say that mine don't match half the time so you can imagine what my kids look like. It is good to know that there are other kids running around in this world like mine are! :-)
By the way, my little one is almost 2 and was running around outside without a diaper on and went pee pee on the ground. He was so proud of himself. I may just let him run around like that more often and see if he is interested in this potty training business!
Adorable!
I've lost count of the homemade bow and arrows around here...
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