The following Field Guide was researched during our Spring Break, 2008. The case study includes my 3 children, Evan (10) Adam (7) and Brian (4) and the little boy I babysit, Asher (17 months)
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Are you tempted to string everybody up?
Or shock them into submission?
Perhaps, you have been tempted to do something UNTHINKABLE, like locking them up?
Or, make them lift heavy objects in hopes to break their willful spirits...
Well, if you have reached your breaking point...drastic measures may be called for...
May I suggest...
Hypnosis.
Repeat after me children..."I am getting verrrrrrry sleeeeeeeepy...I will go to bed at six o'clock tonight, without complaint...I will listen to everything my wonderful mother says...I will eat all of my vegetables...I will leave this children's science museum without begging to purchase any of the overpriced items in the science store, and understand what my mother means when she says that the pricing of the items in, said store, give new meaning to the phrase, "highway robbery".
Now that I have shared with you my secret, I must warn you that before becoming fully hypnotized you may have to...
Thwart any attempts to escape...
and there WILL be escape attempts...
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by bobsled...
by motorcycle...
even, by helicopter...
look at those smug faces...they think they are getting away...
but then, I gave chase on foot...
here I am closing in on Brian...
You may have a child that will go to dizzying heights and perform death-defying feats to escape your clutches.
( all joking aside, I am amazed that Adam dared to ride the, "High Wire" bike. We were 2 stories up and it felt, and looked unbelievably high up there. There was a safety net and he was buckled in but, he was the only one brave enough to try it. I kept holding little Asher close and insisting I had to watch him closely on the upper level, so I couldn't possibly try it. ( Asher, I am always glad to have you around, but at this moment I felt an even deeper sense of gratitude to have you in my care.☺) When we got to the top of the platform where the High Wire Bike was, we were tickled to see two missionaries running the activity. They were in our stake but in a different ward and it was a surprise to see them there. They volunteer four hours weekly at the children's museum for community service. After Adam was done one of the Elders rode the bike around with no hands and let it lean way to the side, on purpose. I hollered at him that I was going to contact his mother if he didn't quit.
If they still evade capture and try to hide....
smoke 'em out...
(Brian was totally fascinated with the tornado machine. Perhaps, it was because of this experience.
Make sure that your children receive their, "just desserts" for behavior.
And never discourage public displays of affection.
( Poor Asher was so tired by the end of each day.)
Thank you to the following establishments for teaching my kids the "lessons" they deserve. ☺
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We had a great week!♥
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44 comments:
Brilliant Post! Such a creative, fun way to share your pictures! LOVE it!
That looks like the coolest children's museum EVER! (We have an awesome science museum here, and my bro even gave us a family pass one year. The year I was having the most miserable pregnancy of my life. I'm embarrassed to admit, that I didn't take the kids once.I feel so guilty over the waste of his generous gift.)
You are an awesome Mom to take them out for Edutainment Adventures!
Love it! What a great museum. I was tired just looking at the pictures -- poor Asher. My favorites were the hypnosis and the picture of you. You haven't aged a day since I last saw you! How ever do you do it?
Great post, wondermom!
Wow! You are the funnest mom alive!
That was so fun to read. You are so witty. I could use a little hypno therapy at my house!!! Glad you had so much fun!!!
What a fun adventure for you and your kids! They have a discovery center up in Boise I've taken my oldest to, and he had a blast. But they didn't have half the cool stuff yours does! {note of jealousy}
I love the picture of your sons snuggling. Too cute. :0)
Wow!! That place looks awesome!
And what a creative way to post about it!!
We have NOTHING like that in my neck of the woods-- that is one thing I do miss about living in different cities...
HILARIOUS! Seriously, you are so funny. I love reading your posts.
I want to spend spring break with YOU next year!
Such a great post! Adorable and so creative. Great museum too! You really are foxy in that picture.
What a clever and funny post. Those are the cutest grasshoppers I have ever seen (they were grasshoppers weren't they)?
I also LOVE that your son was wearing his batman pajamas. I have had 2 that need to be in some superhero outfit wherever we go. As long as they have on clean underwear and socks, it's all good to me. If it was socially acceptable, I think I would wear my comfy pajamas everywhere I go.
Thanks for all your kind and uplifting comments you have made. It really helps me.
I think that Batman outfit is going to have to be mounted in a special frame some day. Too funny!
First of all, that was an absolutely BRILLIANT way of sharing your adventures. I loved it!! Thank you for those great pictures too. So GREEN!! I haven't seen green like that for so so long! I miss it. It was like a little taste of heaven. Augusta is so awesome.
And you are an amazing blogger!
That was worded so clever! (or is it cleverly? I'm not good with spelling stuff...
I'm glad my kids weren't in the room to see those pictures. They would have been crying for me to take them there. But I'm glad you guys had such a fun week!!!
Wow, that was very cute and looks like a lot of fun....you have very entertaining and creative posts Kevin says...we enjoy them so thanks!
Arent science museums the BOMB! I almost got a job at one once...
So great Lauren! I really want one of those things to string them up. Fantastic pics, I bet they had as much fun posing for them as doing all those activities. Love the last pic with Asher exhausted on your big boy.
How fun is that? Well, it's pretty obvious. There is a Children's Science Center here in Seattle and I'm too nervous (as yet) to try and do it with my 3 kids alone. I don't know why, they are older now and generally don't misbehave anywhere but the post office. I think you just gave me the inspiration I needed! Thanks!!
A+ for creative writing sister! Looks like so much fun! I can't believe how high that bike thing is and that your son actually did it! I would have peed my pants for sure!
I am so impressed that you took four boys to the museum...were you all by yourself?...if so I shall bow down to you now for your great patience and endurance. I don't know if I would have made it home with all four kids. Even if I had help...
so cute! I love your boys... (and the bakery was even in EVANS Hahahahahaha:-) )
love the post! you are such a fun mom. oh and i forgot to tell you that i will have to miss your class you are teaching on the 15th. i am totally bummed about it too. i want/need to hear what you are going to teach there. it is josh's birthday so i guess i better do something for/with him!!! anyway, i love the post. oh and is that renee f. in the background?
I love the picture of Ash as the praying mantis. And, I love that Brian had to wear his Batman outfit. That is seriously so hilarious! I love the pictures, sistow. We really need to get together soon...gosh! (You should just sneak out and come here on Mother's Day anyway...)
How fun! And such a darling post. You are totally a fun and cute mom!
That looks like such a fun place!! Really cool! The boys are so cute!
Can you come hypnotize my girls? ;)
Wow!! Those pictures move Atlanta way up on the list of places our family wants to visit!
Fab way to show your pictures. I especially liked the threatening of the missionary. He must have felt right at home!!
YES YES YES YES and YES. Who knew the hyponosis was the answer? :-)
This was soooooooo much fun and I have never seen a children's museum that is so cool. Your boys are lucky!
What a cool presentation! Those are our missionaries. Now I will have to tease them that they made it to the World Wide Web! Hah! Elder Poole and Hall are really great guys!
That's it. I'm sending my kids to live with you. You are a much funner Mom than me.
where is this museum? do you think my girls would like it?
i am glad you like the picture of josh and i, i will have to show you the many many others!!!
I love it! Sounds like you guys had a very fun spring break!
You rock, as a mom, photographer, and writer. What a great post and museum.
Looks like you had a blast. I can't wait until my kids are old enough to take to museums. I think I will have more fun than anyone. I love places like that.
Hey Lauren--to answer your question, Sharlene used to be in my ward here in AZ before she moved to Washington. Everybody on my virtual neighborhood list I know in person...I'm not so good at maintaining blogger world stuff (my husband already says I spend too much time checking blogs of people I actually know. =)
I went to my piyo(pilates/yoga) class yesterday and there is this new girl who has been coming now for a few weeks, and she totally looks like you...or at least like your picture...I kept smiling at her, she probably thinks I'm a perv. anyway I just had to tell you that.
That science museums looks like so much fun! And how cool that you saw some Elders there. I love your hypnosis to get them to eat dinner and go to bed early. I need to try that. Wish you were coming to BP! Next year!
Wow Lauren, you have a really popular blog! And I can see why, it's SO good. You are a great writer.
Of course you can comment on my blog any time you want... I love comments! And I'll admit, I've been reading your blog for a few weeks now too. I don't remember how I found it but I love it.
WOW! 35 comments!
I. am. impressed!
What a great post... thanks for the Field Guide. I think I understand exactly what I have been doing wrong and how to make it right. They need to go spend a week with YOU!
I'd like to arrange to have one of those kid spinners delivered to my house. It would entertain the kids for hours and prove very disorienting. It sounds absolutely delightful. (I've actually always wanted to try one myself!)
Wow, that place is awesome. You're a good mom for taking them there. It would have been a little more interesting had you fed them the cookies before the spinner thing, however.
What you lack in quantity you definitely make up for in quality - this was a joy to read. I have been to Atlanta many times and never made it to that museum (didn't even know it was there) so now we have to go back again for sure!
Your boys are cute too!
Lauren,
I thought about you all day yesterday. Were you as sad as I was to not be at BP? Too bad we don't live closer. We could have had our own party!!!!
P.s. What were you doing commenting on Paige's blog at 2:37 a.m. for?!?!?! You crazy girl! I actually woke up at 2:30 and I thought, "wonder if the girls are all still partying!!!!"
I just came back to remind myself how to effective parent...oh, and to push your comment number to 40!!!
You are so creative! I want to try that High Wire Bike!
Missed you at Blogapalooza!
HEY- the best post ever written about US was on my reader, but you took it down???? Put it back up. Thanks, and I will be sending you a prize.
What a funny post.
Your blog is great! So much fun to read. Also, I really enjoyed your class last night. Thanks.
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