Demolition men

I am usually abruptly awakened each morning. Around 6:45 (ish) with a thump of a baby bottle in the head which has been hurled from the cot followed by Diddles hopping into the bed beside me saying "Good morning" on repeat until I say "Good morning", and I realise I was dreaming and I am not in the jungle eating "daddy long legs". This time of morning is despite numerous encounters through the night of pacing the landing back and forth to Diddles room. Needless to say there is no room for a snooze button in our house! As much as you would like them to the little darlings are not going to wait for you to wake up. It is almost like someone shouting "GO!!" without giving you a "Ready, Steady" first.

I have recently been introduced to visual aids for dressing, toileting, teeth brushing etc. I have been introducing them to Diddles and he gets the concept but if he does not like the routine it is almost impossible to get him to do it. For example brushing his teeth. He used to be fine with this and now every single morning guaranteed if he catches sight of  a tooth brush he will bolt out of the room and hide. We think this might be a sensory issue with him. Someone has suggested an electric toothbrush so I am going to try this and pray that it works. The wrestling match every morning is getting old now!
So far visuals have reduced the morning meltdowns. I have actually found myself with extra time in the mornings before Diddles is picked up for school. I am definitely a fan! Why did I not know about these sooner??!!

When Diddles is in school I still have demolition man numero dos!
My poor house! Will it ever be safe from my own little Demolition men? I can literally hear the sigh of relief through the house as they finally drift off to sleep at night! Or that could be the neighbours!!

Madman as we like to call him lately seems to have hit the terrible twos' at 18 months! He leaves a trail of destruction behind him where ever he goes. His most recent venture was pulling the first two rows of buttons off my laptop. I stepped out of the room to put something in the dishwasher returned to find him waving at me sweet as pie smile on his face "Hi Mammy" he says. While standing over his art work.

Thank god for paint testers they sell in D.I.Y stores because the artwork is starting to take over! I found lovely luminous pink highlighter pen like train tracks up my hall. It was at two different heights on the wall. The little angels are in this together! They are tag teaming me!

I also found another masterpiece on my kitchen wall and one behind the curtains in my bed room.

The gas thing is they are never out of my sight and yet they manage to do this?! Little masterminds in the making!!