Dirty Laundry

So, I have decided that the kids need to help even more around the house. It does get rather difficult to do that if you actually have someone there everyday with the sole purpose of cleaning your house for you--but Devin and I have both felt that it is in the best interest of our kids that they help more, instead of just watching our housekeeper do all the work. So, along with the other jobs they already had on their job chart, I added doing the laundry. So every day these guys help me sort the laundry in the morning, then Josh turns on the water to the washing machine and they pour in the soap and baking soda that I've measured out for them. Then we pick a batch of laundry to wash, throw it in (this involves a lot of giggling...) and we watch the water fill up. When the washing machine is done, I hand the wet clothes out to everyone and they throw it into the dryer (which involves more giggling). It's been a great way to involve the kids. We've done it now for over a week, and it's been really fun. They even pause whatever they're doing (including a movie if it's that time of day) to help do the laundry! Pretty cool! :)

Here is Andrew, after we've put everything into the washer. He likes to lie on the dryer and watch the water fill up to the top! How fun! :)




Isn't that blue tile on the walls pretty? ;) Ha! :)