It's kinda hard to see just how much water is all over the toilet seat unless your monitor is tipped just so.
The floor was pretty well flooded too. (Again, I had a hard time capturing this on film. Take my word for it.)
And there was Brooklyn just cleaning away with my Swiffer duster. The Swiffer duster she'd repeatedly dipped into the toilet. The soaking wet, dripping duster that she was using to mop the bathroom floor, walls, sink, toilet, and tub. (Brooklyn was playing dress-up with Lexi's clothes)
She looked up at me innocently as I snapped her picture.
"Look Mommy! I cleanin'! I cleanin', Mom! See?"
There went another stack of freshly laundered towels...
How sweet! She was just trying to help you out. And, hey, she wasn't having a tantrum!! I'd rewash towels any day for that over a tantrum!
ReplyDeleteOh lovely! Thanks for the 'help' there little sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteYour tile is beautiful! Did you guys do it yourself?
ReplyDeleteHow cute is Brooklyn? Very - just be thankful it wasn't a "dirty" toilet bowl!
ReplyDeleteSo many comments on yesterdays entry...God bless Lexi for her quick thinking! He was surely watching out for her as she was watching out for Clay! Don't be hard on yourself - try as we might we can't be next to them every second. When my youngest was 9 months old, he was bitten on the cheek by our (up until then) very mild mannered dog. Prior to he had never bitten anyone or even growled. I was 2 feet away when it happened & hated myself for months.
All's well that ends well.
Chris
Burnsville, MN
Dawn, your bathroom ROCKS! I love it! I may have to use some of it as an inspiration for our eventual remodel. One day I'll post pictures of our brass, pink, black and white bathroom. With a decent toilet (we replaced that part).
ReplyDeleteBetter cleaning than making dirty? She's picking up something from Mommy!
Look at it this way...she wants to be just like her fabulous mommy who she sees cleaning the bathroom and toilet! What a compliment! If it were me, though, I think I'd just quit cleaning altogether so they never learn those bad habits!!!
ReplyDeleteWell isn't she a helpful little angel?
ReplyDeleteAwww, that's so darling.
ReplyDeleteLove your bathroom!
So cute...my 4 year old decided to wash towels the other day...she took all the freshly laundered towels she could find and dumbed them in the bathtub with her. Then she climbed in and swished them around...got a couple out and cleaned the bathroom. Thankfully nothing went in the potty.
ReplyDeleteWho says that Swiffer Dusters are "not for use on wet surfaces" (it says so on the box)?!!! You should email the company your adorable pictures of a 2 year old using their product just to prove that they can, indeed, be used wet (how much cleaning got done, however, may be another story...).
ReplyDeleteI also second those who are loving your bathroom. I'd kill for that tub, and the tile is beautiful!
Hope you're having a better day today and that Lexi is much better!
~Laura
Ahhhh bless! :)
ReplyDeleteShe really meant well....perhaps maybe channel her energies into something a little less wet.
It really is quite cute!!! She looks oh so pleased with herself!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that how you do it?
ReplyDeleteArn't they just so helpful!!
ReplyDeleteBTW LOVE the tile in your bathroom. It looks great even with toilet water all over it :)
This happens all the time at my house... I've finally gotten to the point that I keep the bathroom door closed at all times (and my bathrug hanging on the shower rod drying from the last "cleaning spree"). The pictures of brooklyn cleaning are simply adorable though!
ReplyDeleteoh, she's so proud of herself!
ReplyDeleteMy son tried to help many times. The most vivid being the time he got chocolate on his shirt and decided to wash it for me. Of course his makeshift washing machine was our toilet. Then he took a soaked shirt and THWACKED! it on the floor. So cute but I didn't take any pictures. The chocolate on the shirt was from the cake at my brother's wedding reception. Yep, he made such a mess we had to leave the reception.
ReplyDeleteBrooklyn smiling...how cool! Kind of makes up for the mess to clean up, right? HA!
ReplyDeleteDid anyone every tell you Brooklyn is such a sweetie pie?
ReplyDelete...... yeah, I thought so!
I believe my kids did this too when they were little!! Ah, memories!!
ReplyDeleteWhat? I clean my bathroom with toilet water and a duster all the time, don't you? ;)
ReplyDeleteAll I have to say is that bathroom is awesome! When did you do that remodel?
ReplyDeleteAwww, but she is so precious doing it. Save that picture and show it to her when she is 13 and refuses to keep her room cleaned
ReplyDeleteThis happen frequently in my house. My daughter LOVES to clean with toilet water. It drives me insane but she is "just trying to help" URGH!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, gross! But she's very cute.
ReplyDeleteOh she looks so sweet and innocent. Now if she has an inkling for cleaning, stear her in the right direction, lol. I had a similar incident with Nicole when she was about that age, lol.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I am scared to touch any part of our bathrooms. My youngest has done this MANY times. It's hard to fuss at them when they think they are being ever so helpful.
ReplyDeleteAnd, we have the same tile in our bathroom...you have excellent taste!!
Hmmm. Make sure you check out any glasses of water she brings you carefully.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I can't believe how well trained you've got her!
ReplyDeleteThis post reminds me of the time my oldest daughter, around the age of 4, brought me a boquet of flowers from our front yard... right after I had spent all day out there planting them.
ReplyDeleteYay! My kid isn't the only one that pulls this kind of stuff.
ReplyDeleteRock on.
thank god it was only water. Your daughter is beautiful
ReplyDeleteLOVE your bathroom! At least your little Brooklyn didn't then slip on the wet tile and smash her teeth thru her bottom lip like a certain son of mine did . . . twice. It's fun explaining THAT one to the ER people. Especially when you have to do it again a month later :)
ReplyDeleteIf he wasn't two at the time I would have thought it was a plot to see how many times he could do it before Child Protective Services came to visit!
Kathy D.
I bet her sister was just THRILLED to hear she was cleaning in her clothes. Too cute to be mad at. That's how they survive. :)
ReplyDeleteOur youngest, Mister Crinkle-Nose, like to dip his hands in the toilet and play in it. We keep the door closed in the bathroom, but sometimes Miss Cutie-Pie decides to "clean up" with him and uses the plunger to "unplug" the toilet (it wasn't plugged in the first place.) It creates a nice puddle in which they can both play in the "rain".
ReplyDeleteAt least your daughter was helping. :)
Bless her heart for trying to help. Next time just be sure she knows where the toilet brush is;}
ReplyDeleteAwww, she's so cute & proud of yourself! I hate those moments, funny? Yes. Cute? Yes. Good intentions? Yes. High annoyace factor because you now have to clean up what she cleaned up? YES, YES, YES!!!
ReplyDeleteI almost forgot, your bathroom is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say I love your bathroom! How nice of Brooklyn to 'clean' for you.
ReplyDeleteBrooklyn is my favorite!! Can I pinch her face? She's so adorable!
ReplyDeleteI did that once to my parents when I was little. I filled up a bucket with water, dumped it out onto THE WOOD FLOOR, and then started to scrub and wash the floor. Of course they come downstairs and see it and I'm all "lookie, I'm helping clean!" and they couldn't be mad at me. Oops.
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