Bath time at our house is always exciting. Just when I think I have baths under control, they learn a new, often dangerous trick that reminds me not to look away for more than three seconds. And while every night is different a few things happen each and every night. Just like clockwork...
1. The boys fight over who can drink the most from the tiniest trickle of water. One of them turns the faucet on slightly and they push and shove their way to the best spot to get the most water. I fuss, cut the water off and they rush right back over and cut it back on squealing with laughter the whole time. It is a never ending battle. They act like they haven't had a drink in days and that the cold trickle of bath water is the best thing they've ever tasted.
2. Someone always slips and falls, usually because he is doing something he shouldn't be doing. Like dancing...throwing toys...doing belly flops or just plain acting like a nut. So there is usually tears...
that don't last too terribly long and smiles and laughter soon return. The party may then resume.
3. Sam removes the duck that covers the spigot when I'm not looking and turns on the shower. This makes him really, really happy...
and makes his little brother really, really mad. Jack is not a fan of water pouring on top of his head from some funny looking contraption over the tub. He hates it.
4. The battle to wash their little dirty bodies begins. I have to threaten, beg and count to three (with a promise of a spanking if I reach three and they aren't standing at attention) before they will stand still enough for me to wash them. Washing Jack is like wrestling a greasy pig and Sam always tries to charm his way out of standing up to be cleaned. Big smiles or not, Mama always insists he is standing up to insure a good cleaning.
5. The boys always get a little too happy splashing and throwing water and the entire bathroom gets soaked. The floor, the bath mats, the walls...all soaked. And this always leads to Mama receiving a lecture from Daddy about "rotting floors" and the "damage standing water can do to ceramic tile" and a promise that he is "absolutely not going to pay to have the floor replaced."
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