Whining Animals

Single people don't appreciate the ability to go out without always looking around to see what mischief your children are up to. We did get to go out for the first time in years without kids and get the grandparents to watch the kids and put them to bed.

It appeared to be ok as we managed to leave without the kids making a scene. However, the report by the grandparents afterwards shows a different side. Upon putting Jared into bed, they asked Alex if the light should be off or on. His reply? "Sometimes on and sometimes off." Sure. So they left the light on and soon found that someone was trying to open the door. Jared had apparently managed to climb out of the crib and wandered over to the door. Fortunately, he cannot open the door yet and I'm not about to teach how to open the door that since that would be asking for trouble at his age. The second time, the put him into the crib and left the light off. He appears to be less adventurous with the light off.

Alex managed to get his grandparents to believe that he also gets the light on and proceeded to stay up and do some reading in bed. Alex has started to really take to reading so it's not all that bad. Alex has also started to play Starcraft, but is not willing to go on the offensive.