Independence

You know what stinks? When your children finally figure they can do something by themselves. Ok. It's not always a bad thing. Sometimes it's a really great thing. However, one thing I have not been excited about is how both of my children (yes even Garrett at 20 months old) can get into the fridge and pantry without any help. They even are smart enough to get chairs to stand on to reach the items they want. Yikes! You can't leave them for a split second or else you have major problems.

Prime example happened just a couple minutes ago. I left Izzie alone for maybe two minutes. I go to find her in the kitchen with a package of refrigerated cookie dough. It was a pack of the cute little Easter Pillsbury cookies that have the bunnies on them. Not only was she holding the little box of the unbaked cookies in one hand, she had a mouthful of dough, and an unbaked cookie in the other hand. I immediately lunged for the box and her hand (might be a little exaggerating with the lunging bit). She got upset, but there's a big ole' warning on the side of the box that says,"Do NOT eat raw cookie dough." Ok, I know we have all eaten raw cookie dough, but the last thing I want is for her to think it's ok to open the fridge and grab the cookie dough. These kids are fast. You better watch out. I've caught Garrett with frozen waffles from the freezer before. We do have a French door fridge though, so the freezer is a bit more easy to access. It still takes some muscle to yank it open though. These babies keep you running at 100mph and forget taking a peaceful potty break if you are alone with them.

Enjoy this picture of them in the pantry with a box of baking soda on the floor. This is what I'm talking about.