So what does the picture of a naked, wet Indigo in the bathroom sink have to do with Jim’s solutions?

Let me set the stage for this one…

It’s bath time. A time that all the Jonas children LOVE. And a time that both the Jonas parents HATE. Bath time at the Jonas house almost always ends in chaos. There are clothes everywhere. There are diapers everywhere. There are wet towels everywhere. And there are lots of naked Jonas children running throughout the house – EVERYWHERE.

In an act of desperation, I have ordered that baths are to be taken in pairs. And only one pair of children are allowed in the bathroom at a time. By pairing older with younger children, this mainly removes the parents from the bathing procedure, with the exception of our inspection of the room for water damage.

On the taking of this particular photo, Brett and Indigo were bathing together. Jim disappeared into the vicinity of the bathroom for quite a while, but I didn’t get alarmed too soon. After all, it was just the girls, so how bad could it be? But as time continued to pass, I started to grow alarmed. I finally decided to investigate.

I entered the bathroom to find a naked Indigo (with lips the color of her name) in a sink full of lukewarm water, and an equally naked Brett cleaning the tub, with the smell of bleach filling the air.

It seems that Indigo had committed the capital offense of pooping in the bath tub. Someday she will probably yell at me for broadcasting this to the world. But it is true, she did indeed poop in the tub.

Now, Mommy would have simply scooped out the offensive material, drained the tub, and washed Indigo off from the faucet. I would have stuck Brett in the shower, and assigned someone to clean the tub.

But Daddy had a different solution. He put warm water in the sink, stuck Indigo there, and had Brett clean out the tub. Since Brett and Daddy tend toward perfectionism, this took a lot longer than expected.

But the tub was put back to rights, filled with very warm water, and Brett and Indigo finished their bath in relative peace.

As for me… I got a clean bathtub and a cute photo out of the deal.