Stinker

There are sentimental reasons to have children: unconditional love, companionship, their unbridled joy, the lessons they teach you about life, love, friendship, happiness.

And there are practical reasons to have kids: carry on the family business or the family name. Or scoop poop.

Yes, Jacob loves to scoop poop.

Yesterday morning I couldn't find him for a few minutes (and yes, in our household this happens often. At any given time we are searching for at least one child ...) and it turns out he was in the backyard in his bathrobe surveying that day's "bounty."

I yelled to him through the bathroom window to come inside. "But there's poop!" he yelled back.

"Believe me, it will still be there this afternoon," I said.

Here he is in his "Indiana Jones Takes a Vacation In Havana" hat making mama proud ...