Kids and Energy

Brett and I have always know how much energy kids have, especially ours. Danika doesn't stop- not even in her sleep. She talks in her sleep, jogs in her sleep, flip flops in her sleep- and all this plus more is what she does during the day. We have talked many times about putting her in a dance class, then preschool etc- to burn some of this energy. Bryce is now the same- well almost- I think he is a quiet still sleeper- or not as bad as Danika. But when he is up- he is always moving. Chasing Danika, climbing on things, throwing toys- he is a boy!

BUT- when both parents are not feeling good- this energy in the kids seems to double, or triple, or more. Brett and I got food poisoning- we are thinking from a fast food restaurant. We have been racking our brains trying to figure out where we ate- that the kids didn't, and no one else did. That only place is the fast food we had before seeing Toy Story 3 the other day. (But as Brett says- he will still eat there- just not at that one!).

We have both been out of commission. And it has been tough. Thankfully Brett has felt like 1% better than I have, so he has dealt with them. But our kids- who usually want to play with each other or alone, have wanted to play with us. They want to jump on the couch-right beside me. They just seem to always want something. Of course this is because we are sick, and it probably isn't as much as we think right now- but it seems excessive!

So, we came to a conclusion- we are not allowed to get sick at the same time ever again! (we have previously tried finding their off buttons- but the models we got, don't have them!)