Wonderful World of Boys - Traveling with Boys

Traveling can be fun, and traveling with boys can be . . . well . . . wonderful, interesting, and fun!!

A few years back, the boys and I took a trip out West to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.  The trip was challenging at times, but overall fun.  Our memories of that trip are some of the best because while we may not have appreciated some of things that happened at the time, we can go back and laugh at it all.

Here's some of my favorites:

1. I like watching you sleep.
            (middle child said to youngest - creepy, but funny)
2. I'm not liking this.
           (youngest one to Grandpa while on an uphill bike ride)
3. EEEEE, you ate all my food.
             (me said to Grandpa while jumping up and down)
4. Quit hogging all the covers.
           (sleeping youngest {who had all the covers} to middle              while hitting him)

5. I'm up, I'm up, I'm up.
                       (middle child when hotel alarm clock randomly went off in the middle of the night)
6. Chief Gassy Butt.
                       (middle child's nickname by other two)
7.  Mom, what are you feeding him?
                         (oldest about middle child's excessive gas during first 2 days of trip )
8.  I like listening to you pee.
                          (not sure who started this one, but variation on I like watching you sleep)

The list could go on and on, but what's the point?  Well, for someone writing with boy characters, traveling with boys can be gold!  So next time you take a trip, remember to bring a journal - especially if you are traveling with boys!

Happy Travels.

Wonderful World of Boys

                                                   This month's top ten.

1. Willing to play video games all day without ever changing out of PJs.
2. Ask for weapons daily - if they are into Minecraft, then a pickax is something highly desirable.
3. Will sleep anywhere - in the closet, under the bed, on the couch, in a chair, at a desk, on the floor,  
     in your bed . . .
4. LOVE to play in the rain.  Don't be surprised to hear this "Hey, I'm going to play in the rain for a minute."  Only to have the kiddo return an hour later sopping wet.  And this is the same kid who just spend the last three days playing video games at his friend's house.
5. "It seemed like a good idea at the time" is there motto.
6. LOVE forts.  Pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals make for some of the best fort supplies.
7.  Clog the toilet.
8. Just do weird things like "Um, I got a plastic airsoft bullet stuck in my ear because I wanted to see what it would feel like in my ear."  Please refer back to #5 and consider living near an ER.
9. Basically are Minions.  Your son's friends will get into your car for the first time and will push every single button available and will laugh uncontrollably as the lights and sounds go off.  For some reason rolling the windows up and down is lots of fun and this is just coming from the teens.  Don't get me started on the younger ones.
10.  Sweetly innocent.  For them the term "booty call" means a "butt dial."  Um, no, but I like your way of thinking.  Stay sweet, little one, stay sweet.

Top Ten Wonderful World of Boys

Here's this seasons insight into how to keep those boy characters real.

1. Jumping is a perfectly acceptable mode of transportation. 
They will jump off the roof just as happily as they would jump on your furniture.  They have no problems have jumping off a rope swing into the pool, but don't be surprised if they won't jump rope.

2. Everything is a competition - even fastening seatbelts or using the restroom.

3.  Creative cleaning system.
Half of the spoons have been licked before sticking back in the drawer and the other half are just plain missing.  Time to look under their beds again.

4. Break everything.
This week they left my car door open all night while it rained and then flooded the upstairs bathroom which then flooded the kitchen.  This doesn't include even include the toy truck my son bought and broke within the first five minutes.  Ah,really?  So much for saving up for college. 

5. Miss the toilet seat but are nice enough to clean up using perfume and hand towels.  Gee thanks.

6. Mom's makeup makes for great camo paint and Halloween makeup.  Again thanks guys.

7. Love to do artwork!!!  Why, I have their sticky handprints all over the walls and windows.  I even have a few nose prints too.

8.  Good at redecorating.  I hear furniture being dragged around all the time only to find sheets and bookshelves now make for instant forts.  Socks, shoes, jackets, backpacks, and toys are strewn all over the place the minute they walk through the door, but don't bother to clean up, but they had it there for a reason. 

9.  Silence is golden right?  Um, not so much with boys.  If it is quiet, better investigate.

10.  Good news is that boys give some of the best hugs!!!  It is a competition right?!

Wonderful World of Boys

Writing a story that has little boys as background characters?  Here's this month's Top Ten List of how to Keep It Real when writing about the Wonderful World of Boys.

 1. Dig holes in the backyard just for fun.
 2. Can't keep socks on.
 3. Don't mind strange smells.                                                           

 4. Love pranks!!!
 5. Bath is a four letter word.
 6. Lick spoons and put them back in the drawer.
 7. Anything is a weapon - even scrambled eggs.  
 8. Ignore mom, but comes running when the doorbell rings.
 9.  Will fight to the death not to have to clean.
10.  Must have nitro!!!