What the?!

Well, today I was having a pretty decent morning. Only one spill during breakfast - not bad. I was on my way to the basement, and stopped to let Sara (the dog) outside to do her buisness, when I something caught my eye. Scattered all over the driveway was about 100 little matchbox cars, Thomas trains, and Lincoln logs! Little did I know that while the boys were "playing" up in their room earlier, they had opened a window and decided to start tossing their toys out!
Honestly, where do they come up with these ideas?! Luke's excuse to me was that there was a bug in the window, so they HAD to open it! And if the window is already open, why not start throwing things? So, needless to say, we all (Riley included) went outside and I sat while they picked up everything. Then we came inside and they got to stare at the wall while I enjoyed the silence.
Sometimes, those boys still just shock me. I would love to know what goes on inside those little minds of theirs. And how do you punish them for something like that? How can I possibly get across to them the concept of having respect for their things? Let along, my things too. You really don't realize what a hard job it is to be a parent until you are one. Until you are the one having to come up with a punishment off the top of your head, but still trying not to act on your anger!
I'm just thankful that the van wasn't parked directly below their window, like it usually is, otherwise we may have been replacing a window or 2!