Saturday, April 11, 2009

Recipe for a Great Day

Ingredients:
1 5-year-old boy
1 2.5-year-old boy
2 additional kids
24 plastic eggs filled with goodies
24 real eggs
egg dyeing supplies
1000 lbs. assorted candy
4 balls suitable for throwing and kicking
1 lamb cake
2 quarts ice cream
handful of great friends

Directions:
  1. Before beginning, have one of friends scatter filled plastic eggs throughout backyard.
  2. Have all 4 children combine real eggs with egg dye and set aside to dry.
  3. Fill all 4 children with candy until steam is coming out their ears.
  4. Release children into backyard with instructions to find plastic eggs.
  5. Allow children to run like hooligans until they have collected all 24 eggs.
  6. Replace eggs with balls and have children continue to run around like hooligans, playing catch and soccer and football.
  7. When children have cooled considerably outdoors, bring them inside.
  8. Fill children with lamb cake and ice cream.
  9. Set children outside for further running.
  10. Shortly before sun sets, bring children inside again and return home with 5-year-old boy and 2.5-year-old boy.
  11. Put boys to bed.
Note: For added enjoyment, document all activities with brand new camera.

2 comments:

Amy said...

Hey Kate, just checking out your blog. Fun! I'll be checking in here from time to time ;)
--Amy

Kate said...

Way cool--good to see you, Amy! :)