Early on a weekday morning, while Mama tries to squeeze in the last bit of sleep, and before everyone starts to get dressed, Austen, Gage and Dada often make a ruckus by these activities:
-Hoola-hoop contest-Burst out into singing The Wiggles song ‘Hoop Dee Do’
-walking around in a circle, holding any object, while incessantly chanting “sword!” (but not hitting each other)
-dancing in Austen’s room to her Indian CD collection
-general running/chasing
-occasional wrestling or horsie rides To quote an old Army campaign line, “we do more before 9am than most people do all day.”