Busted!

I went into my room Sunday morning to find Kingston with my waterproof mascara. He doesn't like to have messy hands so he started freaking out one he realized what he was doing. I guess I should be grateful it wasn't the best waterproof mascara so I was able to SCRUB it off with some baby oil and elbow grease, leaving only a little under his eyes...he went to church looking a bit like Adam Lambert!

 

Mr. Mischief Maker

I like to call him "curious"! 

What are we going to do with him?! Soot is supposedly good for you, right?! We knew it would happen sometime...now the question is what will it be next?

Outsmarting a 1 year old...

...it should be easy right?
WRONG
Taelee found out how to open the doors awhile back, but has now figured out what happens when she opens them...she gets into places she knows she isn't supposed to be! AKA the bathroom and her closet full of books. Call me lazy, but getting her out of the cupboards in the bathroom over and over got really old really fast! The other day I thought I would be "smart" and lock the door to the bathroom so she couldn't get in (knowing there was a key to open it). Lets just say after a couple drinks of Diet Coke I was dying to get in there (this is our only bathroom in the house). I tried to unlock the door for a good 30 minutes. I couldn't get in!!! After a good laugh and another 10 minute attempt I got in! This event made me think that further childproofing was in order!
Taelee loves to get into her closet and pull all her books down. Today was the last time. On her 3rd tear down of the day I had to take a picture because she was actually sitting on her pile of books looking at a book! What a silly girl! The second picture was the 4th and final tear down that took place minutes after I had just put the books back. That girl is fast! Needless to say she sent me running to BabiesRus to get some baby proof latches for our doors!

After my successful trip to BabiesRus and some fine handy work; there will be no more piles of books and no more empty cupboards! Lets hope that this time Taelee will be the only one outsmarted, not her silly mother!

Operation: Baby Proof

Mission 1: Stair Protection

Purpose: keep baby from falling down the stairs
Status: Complete

Mission 2: Crib Protection
Purpose: Prevent said "beaver" from destroying the crib (see exhibit A)
Status: Complete

Mission 3: Bathroom Protection
Purpose: Allow Mom to get ready in the morning without disaster
Status: FAILED

Beaver One Beaver All

So Taelee has decided to venture out on her eating habits. She has added wood to her diet. When I went to get her from her crib this afternoon after her nap I realized that she had been nibbling on her crib. So much for having a really nice bed for her! It is one of those cribs that changes to a toddler bed and double bed. I was trying to be optimistic and say we wouldn't need to use that piece for her bed in the future, but then I realized that it will be her foot board. Oh well! If any of you have any suggestions for getting gnaw marks out of wood or keeping her from doing it again...please let me know!!! and in the mean time I will be collecting wood for my new found BEAVER pet!

***just on a side note, I got a good laugh from it all, I'm not really upset, but I could really use your suggestions as to prevent this from happening again!