Why do kids always want to help the most when they can do the least. Lilli is 2 so she loves to help. She likes to help with the dishes, so when the kids are are unloading clean dishes Lilli will load up the dirty dishes for them. (Before it is empty!) She is great if you give her a little instruction, but there is only so much she can put away, I think that is why she likes loading it better.
Lilli has decided she likes to cook, which is great. We had breakfast for dinner the other night and she just had to help Dad with the pancakes. Poor Lars was trying to let her help and keep her safe at the same time, not an easy task when it comes to a hot pan and a 2 year old. She was adorable helping him though, of course. She was so happy and proud of what she could do. We try to use these times as an object lesson for the other kids but they just don't seem to appreciate it as we do. "See how Lilli is happy no matter what she is doing?", we say. And what is the kids reply you ask? "That is because she is too young to know it is boring!" :) In a way we are all like a 2 year old. We usually love to do things when it is new or we are learning a new skill but once we have it down we often lose interest. We all do it but I can hope for just one kid who will always be enthusiastic about housework, can't I?
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