Henry: King of the House

King Henry's big day came soon enough.

Breakfast of choice: Cocoa Puffs.

Morning entertainment: reading - and no one could tell him to stop and do his chores.

Lunch: Mac&Cheese and applesauce.

H: "That's my 'This is delicious' face."

Friend: Ethan from his Kindergarten class!

Outing: Museum of Science

Let's just say that it's kind of hard when your brother is the king and you AREN'T anymore.

Dinner: Grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. 

"That's my 'I really like it' pose!"

"I actually don't put crackers in my soup for taste.  I put them in for imagination!"

Special treat: self serve frozen yogurt with LOTS of nasty gummy things on top!

I think Henry had a pretty good King of the House day.  It was interesting to see how he didn't rule quite as naturally as Ellis did.  Ellis was quick to say things like, "Well, I get to choose your computer game, because I'm the King of the House!"  That type of thing didn't even cross Henry's mind.  He kept asking what he should do for his extra chores, whether he could do 20 more minutes of computer time, etc.  Ellis, on the other hand, automatically assumed that the King would have no jobs and no limits for screen time!  So funny to see the difference between these two boys!

Ellis: King of the House

On the last week of summer before school started, each boy got to be King of the House for one day!  They got to choose EVERYTHING for that day!

Ellis was first.  He had absolutely no trouble assuming his role as king and telling everyone what to do!

Breakfast of choice: Cookie Crisp.

Morning entertainment: Woody Woodpecker.

Lunch: PB&J with grapes.

Method of transportation: Subway!

Outing: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  Unexpected bonus: the U.S. Presidents room.

[I interrupt this list to tell you that I LOVE the next 10 pictures, I LOVE that my son chose the MFA as his outing, and I LOVE that my boys are crazy about art right now.  It's insanely amazing and unexpected.  I'm drinking it all in while it lasts!]

"Mom, aren't these pictures better than you thought?!?" (actual quotes from Ellis)

Thomas Jefferson!

"Mom, this painting is NOT very cute, huh?"

I had a little sticker book for the boys so they could try to find certain paintings in the museum.  They found almost all of them, and really wanted to keep going when they closed the museum after we'd been there 3 hours.

"Mom, it's kind of fun to look at REAL paintings!" 

Water Lilies!

When we got back on the subway and saw the cool 90's black-with-neon flooring, he said, "So . . . I guess Jackson Pollock painted this floor."

Dinner of choice: Muffin and juice (we met Ben at Harvard Square).

Does the King of the House get to sit on Dad's lap, even if Dad is already maxed out holding one very wiggly baby?  Of course!  He's the king.

And does he get to have chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles?  And can he give a thumbs-down, just to be silly?  And can he wear his crown from dawn to dusk?  Yes, yes, and yes.  That's what being King of the House is all about.