Did we work them too hard?

Today was "build-a-fence day," in case you were unaware. ;) The four of us rebuilt the back fence of our new house, one picket at a time. The boys helped a little bit but it was an awful lot of nails and they got bored after 40 or 50 4 or 5 or so. The boys spent the rest of their time playing the yard. Unfortunately the rest of the nails still had to go in so Mark and I did a lot of hammering. I am, however, very proud that I am able to help Mark in this way. There are so many things I can't help him with that it's nice to be able to contribute. I think I come from pioneer stock. ;)

Right as we were finishing up the fence, my dad and stepmom stopped by and we headed back to the house (that we live in). We all played for a bit, Mark went to a meeting, and then my dad and stepmom went to meet up with some friends for dinner. Since I knew we still had a bit of evening in front of us, I thought it would be beneficial for the boys to have some downtime (after Zhenya smashed Dima with the drawers under the bed...sigh). So I put in a story on CD and told them to sit on their beds and listen. I didn't want them to fall asleep as it was really too late for a nap, but I did give them the option to lie down if they wanted. This is what I came in to a few minutes later: