Random stories

Here are a few random stories about my kids over the last few days. Warning: While these are incredibly funny to me...I think they are the "you had to be there" kind.

My children are quickly learning the art of annoying each other as well as fighting with each other AND playing together.
Landry love to climb in things, on things, around things. She is my little dare devil! We have a little side table in the den where we store our diapers and wipes. Yesterday she decided to not only pull out the packages, but that it would be fun to remove each and every diaper from the package, as well as the wipes. I caught her in the act and she was only a quarter of the way through the wipes, so we picked it all up. Later on the kids were playing really well together. I went to the bathroom, and when I returned I heard Landry crying so I figured she must have shut herself in to one of the back bedrooms. Logan was in the den and as I passed through the kitchen I looked at him because he had a very odd, big smile on his face. As I got further through the hallway, Landry seemed to be getting further away, so I turned around and went back to the den. Apparently, Landry crawled in to the diaper storage area, and Logan felt it necessary to shut the doors behind her. At several points they were both in the storage area.
Last night they played and played and played together. I was cooking dinner, and they were in the play room. I noticed that both kids kept running in to the den but I either caught a glimpse of them coming in, or just on their way back down the hallway. After about the 4th time I decided to go and check on them. The two conspirators had been going into the den to get diapers which they used to line one of the laundry baskets and were both sitting on top of the diapers in the basket - just sitting there playing.
This morning, they seemed to just want to irritate each other. If Logan had a toy, Landry wanted it. If Landry had a toy, Logan wanted it. I feel a little bad for Logan, because I am constantly telling him to share with him or give her something she wants....I need to be better at this - because while some of the time it is justified and he is older and needs to learn to share...he is usually pretty good about it, and sometimes I make him give her a toy that he had first, and it isn't always fair for him. Not to mention the fact that I am starting her princess complex so early....not so good. Anyway, Logan was playing in the clothes bucket and Landry wanted in, but Logan kept pushing her leg down every time she tried to climb over. I watched for a few minutes as it escalated then I stepped in and told Logan to let her in. He just wasn't having it. So I was getting on to him about how we have to play with others and Landry got right in his face and screamed bloody murder. She was definitely letting him have it in her own way.
Later on Landry was playing with one of her puppies and Logan was chasing her around the house. They were laughing and squealing and just being kids. Logan decided he wanted to carry the puppy and let Landry chase him. I know that he was thinking it was just time to change up the game, that he wasn't taking her toy to be mean. It was just her turn to chase him. HOWEVER, Landry didn't get that memo, and she was pissed that he took her puppy. She wasn't chasing him she was just wailing...and Logan being Logan kept coming within an arms distance waving the puppy saying, "come get me, sissy" She reached for it, he took off running. She was obviously not understand the role reversal. I called Logan and told him to give her back the puppy, in which he held on to for dear life. I told him that she was too little to understand and that he shouldn't just grab toys from people....this is where Landry interrupted me by screaming directly in his face so loud I thought the windows would shatter. Then she smacked him on the back of the head and ripped the puppy from his arms. It took everything in me not to crack up laughing...I did have to turn my head to compose myself. I got on to Landry and told her that we don't scream in people's faces, and we DO NOT hit. I told her to say she was sorry...and I kid you not her bottom lip cam out so far she could have tripped on it. Again, I had to turn my head. I told her again to say she was sorry, and the little stinker went and put the puppy on the couch then came back, pet Logan's head where she hit him, and kissed him on the cheek.
These kids are a handful - and even today, when they seem more content irritating each other than playing with each other - they still keep me laughing. And again, if you could have witnessed these things, you would be laughing as well!
Its almost Friday everyone!