We went to a corn maze a few weekends ago. The kids had fun. Chloe stayed home with Opa, which ended up being a very good decision. It was fun to let the kids go into the maze alone and listen to their squeals from outside.
It's become humorous that almost any event we plan that we think will be so much fun ends up with Brooks having a hard time obeying.
He really is a good kid deep in his heart.
He doesn't try to disobey and feels really bad when he does.
It's just that his energy is unmatched and his emotion comes from the deepest part of his soul. It's hard to explain, but just think of him as the only kid in our party that came out of the maze dripping sweat. The other kids? Not a drip.
So, just like most super fun things we do, he ended up losing his ice cream treat (which I wasn't ever really going to buy him anyway...shhh, don't tell him) because he just couldn't stop picking the corn from the maze. After he'd picked 5 ears of corn and was asked to stop several times (the corn maze needed corn for at least 4 more weekends) the fun event ended up with a "settle down, listen to me and obey me" talk between child and parents. Sigh. Love him.
There are some very sweet moments that go along with our challenges. When the kids play together without fighting it's the best! It's fun to listen to Brooks say things to Chloe like, "Chloe, let me just cut your fingers off." while he pretends to be the doctor. Poor little sister. She has no clue and does just about anything Brother asks.
Brooks comes up with the best costumes. Below: Green Lantern, Buzz Lightyear, Captain America and Scary Mexican wrestling mask all in one!
Not to be outdone...
Meet Batgirl.
