Crime and punishment....

Monday was Ayden's last day of swim lessons for this session. Because it was the last day, parents were allowed in to watch (I usually have to watch from an upstairs observation room). Chris came with me and I was so excited for him to see what a great little swimmer Ayden has become over the last 10 weeks. But, that is not what happened. Having us poolside proved to be a great distraction and Ayden decided not to listen or follow directions or basically do anything he had been doing over the last weeks. We were less than impressed with his behavior, but he put the icing on the cake at the end of the lesson when he threw his googles at his teacher and they hit her in the head. That was it...he was in TROUBLE! Part of his punishment was that he had to spend the rest of the day by my side practicing good manners, following directions, and respecting adults. No TV and no playing...I was sure we were in for a rough day! But, after his spanking and time out in his room when we got home, he apologized and fell right into line with his next job-helping mommy clean! Aside from the usual picking up toys and putting things away, he also dusted and folded a whole load of towels. He really did great and gave me no more problems for the rest of the day! Anyway, here are a few pics I got from swim lessons (before he started acting a complete fool!) and him with his first basket of folded laundry! This kid is keeping us on our toes for SURE!!

My domestic little man!

He did it ALL by himself! :)