and we're climbing

Today Miles learned how to climb a chair. It was coming (as noted from a previous post my kids are taller than average) he has been climbing on everything from the bottom bunk to a tipped over mug or box to get that little extra height advantage, unfortunately today it was the kitchen chair. As many of you know the kitchen chair is found next to the kitchen table I turned around to see him grinning proudly, sitting in the middle of the table. The problem is he also knows that if something will get him taller then he tries to move it to wherever he needs a little extra step. I remember coming home to 4 chairs all laid on their sides so that Hayden couldn't climb onto the table but I've had a bunch more kids since then and with 7 chairs laying around it's going to get pretty crowded in the kitchen. I'm realizing that my grammar gets worse not better the later it gets so I'm gonna end this post now.

Heater vents

Miles is my fifth kid so you'd think as a mother I had seen it all or at least heard it all. Miles favorite pastime besides playing in the toilet is removing the heater vents and filling them full of odds and ends everything from the contents of the big spoon drawer, toys, crayons (yeah I know) and shoes to name a few. My other kids have never even noticed they were there and now not only are they not where they should be, but they are to clogged up to produce any heat to speak of, now if this snow would quit and spring would really arrive maybe I could reclaim my heater vents once again. Yeah just like I kept him out of the toilet today.

Really?

So I thought it was bad to discover my almost 14 month old playing in the toilet. I could lie and tell you that the numerous times I've found him there was just clean water in the the toilet but like I said that would be a lie. The honest truth is it's rarely got clean water in it as in almost never, hey he's my fifth kid! I'm 6 feet 1 inch tall which comes in handy for reaching really high things on the top shelf. I've managed to pass that gene on so my kids all start opening doors at a fairly young age. I've known he was capable of opening just about any interior door, but two nights ago and more than a couple times since then I realized he's smart as well. It's not enough to beeline for the bathroom door when it gets left open. No, he opens it himself waltzes in, shuts the door behind him, and I kid you not he opens the drawer so I can't get in to stop him. Then while I'm busy hollering at him to NOT PLAY IN THE TOILET he's just splashing and looking at me in the mirror with a little grin. I'm not sure how to stop this I've taken to locking the bathroom doors which poses a problem for Mason and Hannah (the older two have figured out how to open the lock) the younger two dance in the hall until they can round me up to let them in. I'll keep you posted!