Forts

I have mixed feelings about forts. They keep the kids occupied for hours on end which is great. Usually it is Noah who wants to make one. He starts out with "Mom, can we make a fort? We will both play in it really nice and not fight". Translation; "Mom I am going to make a fort and Emma can help make it and play in it till she breaks it and then there is going to be a big fight!" Usually Emma "breaks" it pretty quick because it is made with every blanket and sheet we own and she's 3 and clumsy! So it is a rare thing for them to make a fort cause I don't like the screaming and yelling which comes with it every single time!! They also like to use all our dining room chairs and they get really upset when it's time to eat and they have to take down the fort. Well today they made a fort in my living room while I was working on dinner and cookies for family home evening. I didn't know they were doing this cause they got smart. See, it is a true give away that they are making a fort when my chairs start to go missing from the kitchen, (They didn't want me to know what they were up to this time.) Noah came in and says "Aha! Now our fort can stay up all the time and we can still eat dinner!" As you can see he used all the living room furniture to make his fort. I give up!!!