Household Chores.

I have been know to affectionately refer to my kids as my "slave labor." While we did not have kids so that we'd have slaves or sevants, and Lord knows they'd have been fired years ago because they definitely don't do jobs around the house without significant prodding, reminding and threatening, we do want them to be part of making the household "go."

Brendan does things like watch Bryce when I run Brett to soccer, empty the DW of the "high up" dishes, take out the trash and yard waste, run laundry, clean the bathroom and lots more.

Brett empties the DW of the "low down" dishes, takes out the recycling, folds towels, runs the vacuum and a few other things.

Bryce? Well, Bryce is not a fan of chores. He'll begrudingly pick up toys and will put away the silverware out of the DW. He likes folding towels and is great about putting the towels away. Here's a look at Bryce singing a made up song while putting away the silverware. Be impressed--we have silverware in 2 drawers and he gets it right-every time!