Kid Swap

Earlier this week Tiffany brought her three kids over to play outside with Hailey. Mason and Kailee were angels in the stroller, but angels doesn't exactly describe the behavior of Colin and Hailey. There were tears every two minutes it seemed over who is going to ride the bike or push the stroller. Hailey would have a meltdown and then Colin would follow suite next. Hailey would look at me with her arms out and say, "What is wrong with Colin?" or "He isn't listening to Tiffany" As if she were the model child! Ha!! This is usually a regular occurance when we try to have playdates. We assume Hailey and Colin fight like brother and sister because they see each other practically everyday. Hailey does her fair share of instigating, but since Colin is stronger Hailey opts for the drama queen howl and plays an Oscar winning victim role!

Tiffany and I decided to try a Kid Swap for a day and Hailey went to her house to play with Rylee and Colin came to my house to have all the toys and attention to himself! It was perfect!!!!! I think I had it easier than Tiff because Colin is so good at playing with something for a significant amount of time...we played with My Little Pony, Little People, Playdoh, markers, cars and on and on. When Rylee went down for her nap, Hailey said that she wanted to come home, but she and Tiffany painted and did some crafts. Both kids seemed to have a blast and enjoyed the change of scenery. We'll definitely do it again, but not often enough where it isn't a "treat" anymore. Leevi and Tiffany's husband, Jim, deploy together to Afghanistan in January, so she and I will have to have lots of tricks up our sleeves to survive the year with the five kids!

Here are some pictures of Colin playing at our house...