Excitement

The innocence of a child continues to amaze me, even after being a mom for over 2 years.

Our boys take the most mundane, uninteresting, everyday chores and turn them into something that the whole family looks forward to.  Isn't that crazy?

Everyone looks forward to Friday's.  Most people can't wait for the work week to be over, and to enjoy the weekend.  We look forward to Friday because it is trash day.

Yes, that's right.  Trash day.  TGI Trash day. 

I don't know how it started.  Probably a random comment about Daddy needing to gather the trash and take it to the curb.  Then, Jackson was probably insistent on helping, because he loves to help.  And from there, it turned into a magical occasion, where the boys get to help daddy take the trash out to the curb. 

Today is Trash Day.

The boys were muddling through their breakfast this morning, dragging their feet like usual.  Then, the spark appeared.  Did Daddy say he needed to take the trash out?  Yes, he did.  Oh...we need to eat our breakfast fast!  So, the boys ate up their yogurt, very patiently let us change their diapers and get them dressed.  Then, as soon as their shoes were on their feet, they were eagerly waiting at the door to the garage.  I even got a "Come on Mommy.  Put your shoes on. Take the trash out!"  Because yes, it is a family activity now. 

Thankfully, we had a lot of trash this week since Brian has been trimming bushes and pulling weeds.

We found a bag of trash for Jackson to take to the curb, but most of the bags were too heavy for Lincoln.  So, he helped me carry the recycling bin to the curb as Jackson drug his bag out.  Daddy brought the other bags of trash.

There was a wonderfully sweet woman driving down our road watching the whole scene unfold.  As she neared our house, she pulled to a stop, rolled her window down, and made a comment about "it's nice to have helpers, isn't it?  oh - you all are so cute!"  I think we made her day.

So, you know what the Hart's say?  The family who takes the trash out together, stays together.  And we love it!