War Games.

Boys crack me up. I don't care how P.C. you are, how anti-war you are, if you have a boy he will automatically know what a gun is and how to use it! I remember when my boys were toddlers. They would pick up legos, a stick, the cat, and point it at you and say "bang." Now I don't make it a habit to run around shooting things,(they didn't learn it from me) so I figure it must be a testosterone thing. It is just one of those many, many traits that the male species possess that make us scratch our heads and say, "huh??" It only gets worse as they age. Now they've been exposed to a much larger array of weaponry!

Yesterday the neighbor boy came over after school. He just turned 12 so he's kind of in that in-between stage that kids go through. He's stuck between trying to act "cool" and wanting to play, not caring if he looks like a dork. Do you ever just sit back and listen to your kids talk amongst themselves? I'm constantly amazed at the ideas they come up with. Yesterdays plan of the day was for a massive war within my house! They stashed guns in strategic places, they had bouncy balls for grenades, and the secret weapon, if they could catch her, was the dog. You could pick up the dog, who is always happy to play along, and use her as a rocket launcher! The noise was horrendous, the casualties were many, and the laughter was abundant. I tell you what, I'm going to miss this in a few years. Bradley is on that cusp. Pretty soon his interests will lay in other areas. So for now, I'm going to look into buying a pair of earplugs and sit back and enjoy watching my kids imaginations at work. Have a great day.