Photo of the Week: Happiness is Warm Laundry!

Some chores I try to do when Anna is at school or when she's asleep. Not so with laundry, though. Anna always accompanies me to the washer and dryer to help me load and unload clothes, and I'm grateful for her interest in helping. But her favorite part comes when the laundry comes out of the dryer. She hovers eagerly as I take the basket of clean clothes upstairs and dump it out on the bed or couch. Then - wham! She attacks the pile with gusto.

I have always loved putting on freshly laundered, warm clothes just out of the dryer. But that's not enough for Anna - she just jumps right onto the pile before I can fold anything. If she could actually fall asleep this way, I wouldn't mind putting off the folding!

Friday Fun: The Laundry Basket

One of Anna’s favorite play or hiding places is the laundry basket. She makes it a fort, a car, her office, or sometimes her bed. I love watching her and marvel at the things she comes up with.

And then I think: why the heck do I spend so much money every year on toys when she enjoys common household objects just as much, if not more?!

Take a look at some of Anna’s basket adventures in the Laundry Basket Flip Book(s):