Last night after eating dinner and a motorcycle ride, the kids wanted to go outside on a "mouse hunt." For those of you not familiar with the mouse hunt it is where the kids go outside and turn over large rocks, wood, sticks, etc. to find mice to "capture" (but mostly to scream hysterically and then chase them down).
The kids had been out on their mouse hunt for about twenty minutes when they came back in the house totally winded and trying to out talk one another. Complete chaos as you try to listen to two children at once. Makes me wonder how my mother ever listened to all six of us at once (you must have developed an ear for it Mom!). Finally after reminding them that when they both talk no one can be understood they elected Zack as the spokesman. While on their mouse hunt they found a beautiful little bright blue Robin's egg. Unfortunately for the Robin, it had a small hole in it so it was damaged. Zack carried that around and was quite proud of himself.
One thing let to another and sure enough jealousy ensued. Zack proceeded to make a "nest" for the egg out of paper towels which he carefully wrapped around the egg. When he was in another room, little miss princess tiptoed into the room where the egg lay wrapped and promptly crushed the egg because, "he wouldn't share the egg with me."
Well little sister, how do you share an egg? Evidently she wanted to hold it and he wasn't letting her so in the true spirit of sibling rivalry, she decided that if she wasn't holding it then neither would he. Naughty little sister. Tears and crying ensued and both children were promptly sent to bed.
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