My Little Helpers

A very personal project of mine is to have a well-run household where everybody helps out. We are pretty lucky that our kids are generally enthusiastic about chores they can do themselves. I really hope we can continue to encourage them and keep up the theme that we are a family and we all have to work together.

Here are my sweet little ones going to fetch the paper. This started out to be David's chore and he is very good at it. Little Lia always wants to be part of the action so now big brother takes her to get the paper. It's a good thing we get two! The Wall Street Journal is usually lighter than the Chronicle so he gives that one to her. Aren't they sweet?

I love seeing them come up the driveway. And no, I haven't gotten to the point where I trust they won't run in the street. So I still watch.

To brag on David, he can sort my clean laundry like a champ. He makes 5 piles, one for each family member, and sorts the clothes to each pile. He even encourages Lia to deliver to her pile... usually on the couch. Do we have upper management in the making? He can also push around the Swiffer vacume sweeper and do a pretty decent job with the Swiffer wet jet.

Emily can do all these chores too but her jobs have been putting away the kiddie cups and plates from the dishwasher. We keep them all on the shelves in the island so the kids can get what they need. She is a lot like her Daddy because if I put them away while she's gone... I will hear about how it isn't organized the way she likes it and that now she'll have to fix it! So since it is her domain, she also takes pride (most of the time) in her ability to set the table properly.

We are off to a family retreat this weekend. I will take pictures and document our adventures. It has been a lot of work for me to prepare for it but I am hoping it will be good family time. I'll write soon.