Kids are the best, aren’t they? So many advantages…

• 1. You can eat off their plate without asking. (Funny how the calories from their French fries don’t count.)
• 2. They can sleep through anything. Seriously, invite AC/DC over to your living room to play and the little rugrat won’t hear a peep.
• 3. You can pass gas and blame it on them. (Come on, like you haven’t?!?)

And the best thing about having a little boy is seeing how little they need to stay entertained. No lie – we can hand our son a simple toy car and he will play with it for hours. That “vroom-vroom” is hard-wired, people!

Little boys also have a thing for dirt and messes. We gave up a long time ago on pricey clothes when we first got a glimpse of what he looks like when he comes home from either school or the park. A good run-around on the playground is so important for getting his ya-yas out (which any parent knows they gotta do!), but so bad on our washing machine. That piece of equipment really tests its warranty everyday with a little boy in the house!

So imagine when our seven year-old came to us recently asking if we could get tickets to the big Monster Truck Rally that was headed to town. He was obsessed with going! And then it occurred to me why this was – it’s the marriage of two of his most favorite things – dirt and really big cars! And the event did not disappoint!

Our son was riveted watching these trucks go bonkers with each other. As if it wasn’t entertaining enough, then these trucks start to go at each other IN THE MUD. I’m telling you, I’ve never seen Bruno look so blissful. (Of course as his mom, all I was thinking was, “Who’s going to clean this mess up later?”) But that’s another thing I love about having a little boy – I never have to wonder what he ate in a day, I just have to decipher the crumbs and stains afterwards to know! Ah, for the day when I finally don’t have to say to him anymore, “It’s a shirt, not a napkin, honey!”

And that’s what I love about using Clorox 2® Stain Fighter and Color Booster – my son can “get his mess on” and the results are not critical. That saying, “It all comes out in the wash” is not only a sound philosophy for life. It’s pretty darn good when you take it literally, too!