Partners in Crime

Ty and Jacob are quite the dynamic duo. In some ways they couldn't be more different (Ty is a total outdoors boy and Jacob prefers being inside), but when it comes to making messes, they really make quite the team. Ty pulls everything out of cupboards and drawers, and Jacob chews on it. Both boys currently have an obsession with flushing the toilet. Thankfully, Ty is still too short to get into the bathroom without help, but Jacob is a big boy now and can do it himself. Once he's in, his little side-kick is not far behind. Ty likes to splash in the water and drop things in, and Jacob LOVES to watch things go down, so teaming up is really a win-win situation for them. On many occasions I've found the two of them having a ball in the bathroom: Jacob's put one end of the toilet paper in the toilet and they are having a great time watching in go down and splashing. I console myself by thinking of all of the brotherly bonding going on as they work their mischief together.

Benjamin, thankfully, has moved beyond flushing the toilet. He is so preoccupied with sports these days (especially BYU basketball) that it's amazing he can function in any way that isn't sports-related. Many of you probably remember his obsession with dinosaurs when he was three. Well, the same passion and fervor that he had for dinosaurs back then is what he feels for basketball and football now. Every spare moment of his life is spent throwing a ball of some sort right now. He bombards me with all kinds of detailed sports questions throughout the day, no matter how many times he hears the same answer: "I have no idea. Ask your dad!" I have a feeling that all of my knowledge about Pretty Ponies, Jane Austen novels, and ballroom dancing is not going to be appreciated much in this house.