Our family decided to participate in the ward breakfast and chapel cleaning event this morning. The ward provided pancakes, eggs, bacon and cantelope (and drinks of course). In general our 3 older boys don't have the ability to focus on food when there are so many friends to play with at the ward functions.
So while they may not have eaten the best meal in their lives they certainly had an enjoyable time running around and playing with their friends.
After breakfast we began our "deep" cleaning of the chapel. This includes more than just wiping off the chalk boards and emptying the trash. Our assignment was to clean the tables and windows in the classrooms. David and Donovan bravely took the assignment of spraying each table and window. Michael and Mommy were on wipe-down duty. Daddy got to carry the trash bag and keep everyone corralled until we moved to the next room. Aleky was a full-time supervisor. Occassionally we were able to get everyone (except Aleky) with paper towels and cleaning all at the same time! As we neared the end Donovan and Michael were doing a great job working together as a team, Donovan would spray and Michael would wipe-down. David managed to sneak off to the gym to play with his friends and had to be retrieved to finish the work.
When we had finished our assignment we were please to hear those immortal words "But mom, we want to clean some more!" While these sentiments may not last it brought a warm spot to our hearts.
