Arts and Crafts...and Crying

Here's a little story about how some days go at Nannie's house. Especially when Connor is alone while everyone else is at school....All is well, we've been doing flashcards at the table and I'm making cupcakes for Peyton's snack party while Connor colors...Here he is a happy camper.

 So I let him color while I am getting lunch fixed too.  But then he must have decided that he was all done coloring because I hear the all too familiar sound of something being THROWN to the floor.  Connor's notorious for temper tantrums at the table with food, and as it turns out, color wonder markers are no different.  Here he is when I say "Connor, markers are not for throwing, please don't do that" Followed by the last of the 3 markers being thrown while I watch him.  So I take the paper away and tell him "We're all done coloring because you threw your markers".  This is one of  the faces that follows:

Thennnnnnnnnn....I give in...sometimes I can be a softy...and give him one back, see the yellow marker above? Well about 2 seconds after I took that picture, he threw it to the floor and THIS is the face I looked at until lunch was ready.

Yep, I know you want my job....admit it.  It's not all fun and games...but sometimes you just gotta roll with it!