First day of MDO

Today is Gabriel's first day of Mother's Day Out. I planned to line up both kids on the steps with their backpacks on and take a cute picture, but the kids thought that lacked a certain verve.

First, Eleanor had to bounce a basketball off the top of her head as many times as possible.

Then Gabriel had to water the garden.

Then he had to get mad at me for not letting him climb in the sand/mud bucket to play.

Then he had a good laugh after he smear the sand/mud all over me.

And this is the closest we got to the "sitting on the steps with backpacks" pose.  Eleanor is still bouncing a basketball on her head.

Happy first day Gabriel!