Luckily, these last two episodes have been on Loren's watch and he is far better than me at keeping a straight face.
The other night, while Loren's parents were here visiting, Ava was sleeping in our bed because hers was being used by my nephew. Loren put her to bed and then put the other kids to bed and all was quiet in the house for most of an hour. At one point, we heard the pitter patter of little feet and realized they were coming from our room. When Loren went to check it out, it turned out that Ava had not been asleep AT ALL. In fact, she had methodically turned our room topsy turvy. But, when Loren opened the door, she was standing in the middle of our bed with an afro wig on, which she slowly removed while she said, "Sorry, daddy." (um...yeah...we have lots of wigs because of Young Life. And it was in our bedroom for a perfectly normal reason. I promise!) He kept a straight face while he doled out consequences and then burst out laughing when he told us the story.
Then, tonight, Ava was put in time out for some reason or another. (They all run together sometimes). I should also mention here that she was basically naked, except for some underwear. That is apparently going to be her summer uniform. I promise that I dress her in the morning, but at some point after her nap, she gets undressed and we just never really get around to dressing her again. Don't judge, people. I am doing less laundry and loving it! Anyway, when Loren went to get her, she sat straight up, all quick-like. You know...with that look your children have whenever they are caught doing something they aren't supposed to. When he looked, she had two round stickers, strategically placed right over her nipples. I think he just let that one go.
Oh that Ava! It may take her a while to learn the difference between right and wrong, but she has already learned the difference between wrong and wrong, but funny. And she is using that to her advantage.
