Treasure hunting....

I am learning very quickly that every day is a new "treasure hunt" with these two. So, here's my top 10 treasure hunts to date. 


#10 -- sippy cups. I absolutely dread these things getting lost. Most the time the boys know exactly where they are, and they will surface when they need a drink. BUT, if you go hunting for them yourself, you can about guarantee they'll be in the smallest hiding place possible.


#9 -- remote control. Oh, this one is a favorite hide and seek item. 9 times out of 10 it can be found shoved down in between the cushions of the couch, but the second best guess would be the bottom of the toy box.


#8 -- the singing toy. When the boys go down for nap, it's pretty peaceful... until the curse of the annoying toy returns. It typically is the creepy remote control car that drives itself, or a singing book that got shoved, you know where --- the toy box. It's your mission (if you dare) to find that book before the sounds of The Wheels on the Bus drives you straight to the nut house.


#7 -- the 4th shoe. It's highly important to always find 4 shoes before you even attempt to put on the first pair, on the first kid. Why you might ask.. because if you don't have two full sets of shoes, a meltdown will happen. The yellow shoes Logan has on better be the same yellow shoes Landon wants to wear. Don't even think you can get away with them wearing separate styles, I pick and choose my battles, and that's one I don't want to fight-- ever again. So if a certain shoe happens to disappear you can just plan on not wearing that style until it's found.


#6 -- socks. Every mom's nightmare. I'm not sure if my washer or dryer eats them, but it's just short of a miracle if I get a load of laundry folded without a 'single' remaining.


#5 -- stocking caps. How in the world we can have about a dozen stocking caps but when we are in a rush to go somewhere, we can't find a single one... (and we need 2!!)


#4 -- the crayon. I've always colored right along side of the boys -- for the simple fact that I don't want to write a blog someday about taking crayon off my furniture, or walls. Recently, a red crayon has turned up missing. I've looked high and low -- and it has yet to be found. Please say a prayer for my couch that I find it before my ornery little Landon does....


#3 -- diapers. Of course it's never the clean diapers that come up missing... it's the one that my Logan has decided for whatever reason he doesn't need to wear anymore. The hunt is on. AND it's an even bigger hunt because you're not exactly sure what treasure will await you when you do find it!


#2 -- my cell phone. My little helper who puts everything away, is pretty darn good at finding mom's phone. On the table, the floor, the chair... not where it's suppose to be. Sooo, into the toy box it usually goes. I have enough issues keeping track of my phone without the help of a size 8 foot running away with it. After months of this dilemma, I've found a secret code to assist in this treasure hunt. Or maybe I should call it a secret song. When anyone calls my phone it sings "do you wanna build a snowman...." WINNING! Thanks to Disney, and a slight love for the movie Frozen, my phone is found instantly and brought right to me. Every. Single. Time.


#1 -- the classic plastic toy. The best treasure hunt I've ever been on occurred last night. The vent cover fell off our kitchen vent, and I noticed Landon threw a plastic toy down it. Soooo... last night I purchased a "vent retrieval kit" from the hardware store. (yes, they do make these -- which means, I'm not the first mom to go hunting down the vent) During the process I found 3 socks (remember those I thought the washer ate), a single toddler shoe (are you kidding me? when did that make the trip down the vent?) not 1 but 2 plastic toys! oh -- and a old book that must've been down there for years -- years! It's a very old and brittle kids book.  


Soooo... as you can see, every day holds a new treasure hunt. BUT, if you're lucky the treasure that is found -- is one you've been searching for! If anyone knows of a treasure map to help cut down on my hunting hours, please let me know. Until then -- keep your eyes peeled for that red crayon!!