No Toes on the Table!

A couple months ago Leah was putting her toes on the table during dinner. After several attempts to try to get her to put her feet down, we established our first "Family Rule": No Toes on the Table. Everyone in the family had to obey the rule and we talked about how it was yucky and you wouldn't want to see Mommy or Abbie put their toes on the table and them touching your food. Anyway, thus started a long list of family rules, most coming about because of something one of the kids did that day. Often, after getting in trouble for something, Abbie would pipe up "I know another family rule" and then she would state "No...(whatever she or Leah just did)".

After a month or two of this, we accumulated a long list on the fridge and when read in succession, they are pretty hilarious. Here they are:

Family Rules-mostly from Abbie Sep. 2009

1. No toes on the table!

2. No standing on your chair

3. No throwing food off the table

4. No standing on the table

5. No touching the blinds

6. No screaming at the restaurant

7. No talking during the prayer

8. No toys at the table

9. No touching Mommy with dirty hands at the table

10. No throwing food at Mommy's computer

11. No throwing food at people at the table

12. No eating your toes

13. No hitting the TV

14. No putting your feet on other people

15. No crawling on the table

16. No sticking stickers on the table

17. No spitting on people

18. No throwing toys at your sister

19. No coloring with markers on yourself

20. No dipping your fingers in the Ranch

21. No more making family rules!