The Blokus Game

Another story about my Logan (which most of them will be as he is my biggest trouble maker). He is going to be the one to keep me in the emergency room the most. I am surprised he has yet to break a bone, this kid has no fear! Anyway, about a month ago, Logan wants to play with the game Blokus. He begins to bang the board and all the little pieces go flying everywhere. I walk over to him and calmly say "No more banging the board, Mom does not want to clean all of the pieces up. Got it?" He replies "got it." And gives me this sweet smile making me think, wow he is actually going to listen this time :) Well, not to my surprise, as soon as I turn around to walk away, I hear bang bang on the board again. I turn around and more sternly this time I say, "Logan, no more, got it?"  He momentarily stops until I am a little farther away this time. Then ... bang bang. I whip myself around (in the you're in trouble way) and I take a deep breath (because I'm about to yell this time) and Logan gives me this huge ear to ear grin with two thumbs up and says "Got it mom!" All I could retort with was a sigh "No, you don't got it Logan." How am I supposed to yell at this cute face. It took all I had not to smile so as to stay serious so he knew I didn't like this behaviour. And this my friends, is why God makes kids cute for a reason. So that just when you think you are about to lose it, you get a thumbs up "Got it Mom!" And suddenly you remember why you love them so much. :)