Artwork and the messy eater

I was surprised to find that we have a new piece of art on our wall. (Normally we reserve the front of the fridge for all child masterpieces.) Molly drew this picture AND taped it too the wall. I think she used enough tape. :)

Alex will be 2 in November, and he is still really messy when he eats. The above photo shows what happens when Alex eats spaghetti. I was smart enough to take off his shirt, but not smart enough to remove the pants too. Oh, and bibs and booster seats are for babies, in case you didn't know. Alex will scream and scream endlessly until either he can get the bib off or until we take it off, so we've just given up on bibs. Nice. :)

Today we had tacos for lunch. This is what the chair and floor looked like after Alex ate (that's mostly cheese and black olives). Not only is he messy, but he'll also randomly spit out his food. It's a lovely habit. Often he'll stuff his mouth so full of food that after chewing a while, he'll realize he cannot swallow, so he spits it out. Other times he just sees something else he'd rather eat than what's in his mouth. Nice. I'm just thankful for easy-to-clean hardwood floors!

After we finished eating, I started to clean up the table, and Cory turned the TV on for Molly and Alex to watch. That's never a good idea if you want them to be helpful, but at least we can clean while they sit still watching. While we were cleaning up, Cory started singing the "clean-up" song, only he changed some words.
Cory: Clean up, clean up, every mommy and daddy everywhere. Clean up, clean up....
Molly: That's not how it goes, Daddy! It's clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere. Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share!
Cory: Wow, that's a great song. Is everybody doing their share?
Molly: Yeah, you are doing your share.
Cory: I think I'm doing your share too.
Molly: I'm doing my share of watching TV.

Priceless.