All three kids were playing upstairs while I made dinner tonight.

The boys were loud, but the Princess was quiet.

Ever since she learned to climb up and down the stairs unassisted she’s been unstoppable. She insists on following her brothers everywhere… whether that be upstairs, at the park, up in the treehouse, or to the bus stop, she’s no longer content to sit with mom.

So the kids were playing upstairs, but after a few minutes of not hearing the Princess I started to worry. Silence from a kid is rarely a good thing… unless they’re sleeping.

I yelled up to Harry Potter:

A: Hey what is the Princess doing?

HP: Splashing in the toilet.

No hesitation, no concern, no attempt to stop her*. He knew she was in the toilet and just let it happen…

I’m glad I cleaned the bathrooms today.

*Within 5 seconds of the conversation I ran upstairs and stopped the fun toilet splashing. For the record, we don’t encourage toilet play at our house….