How To Wear Out Your Child

A quick tutorial for any parent who is struggling to wear out their child so that he sleeps through the night:

Step 1: Buy (or in our case, get as a gift) a remote controlled car.

Step 2: Buy a cheap beach ball.

Step 3: Drive the car around the house, while your child chases after it, trying to catch it or hit it with the beach ball.

Step 4: Repeat as necessary until everyone is tired.

If you get a good enough remote controlled car, you don't even have to get off your couch to follow it into other rooms.

I think Mike wanted to test drive the toy, not knowing the effect it would have on Mikie. Like a cat, Mikie started stalking the car, chasing after it in a fit of giggles. After 10 minutes or so (the length of time it took for me to realize this was video worthy and grab the camera), Mikie grabbed the beach ball, in a concentrated attempt to stop the car in its tracks.

I apologize; there is video, it was just so shaky, I was getting nauseous trying to edit it.

Oh to be so easily amused. . .

Love, The Trahans