“I know where all the missing socks go!!” Exclaimed Xander, dancing around the kitchen holding his newly found footwear in his sticky hands.

Austin’s fork crashed from his plate to floor as Emerson began tossing her food at the cat, causing her to let out a whale of a cry. I sighed and flexed my legs before getting up to clean the mess the two toddlers had made.

“It’s okay, it’s okay! Look I’ll get you something different.” I said while wiping the mess from her mouth and hands, picking her up from her high-chair as Austin laughed.

I nodded at Xander while he put the cat outside, waving his super man socks in my face. “That’s great, sweetheart, but could you please put your shoes on?? The bus will be here soon and I need to take these two gremlins to daycare.” His shoulders slumped he dragged his feet to the footstool and began stuffing his back pack with miscellaneous papers.

I offered him a weak smile before placing Emerson in her play pen with a small bowl of dried cereal and chopped up grapes from yesterday.

Wiping my hands on my shirt, I placed Austin into the play pen as he squealed happily clapping his little hands in excitement. For a few little demons they sure are cute, and I guess getting payed for it makes things worth it. I’d been nannying the three kids for about a month now, and they’ve only gotten more comfortable around me recently. I can’t tell if I should consider this a good thing because they’ve also only gotten more difficult.

“All ready!” Shouted Xander, running in place with his light up shoes and shaking crayons out of the sides of his pockets. I have a slight laugh and scooped him up in my arms, tickling his stomach all the way to the door as the bus outside screeched to a stop. Peaking through the curtains, I watched the bus drivers side door pop open as he honked his horn.

“Have a good day at school, alright bud??” I yawned as he hugged me around the knees.

“Yeah, yeah..” he mumbled back.

I opened the door as he hastily began running outside, his friends screeching at him through the bus windows.

“And don’t give Mrs. Lane too much trouble today!!” I shouted squinting against the light beaming through the cracked door.