Oh, sad day! Dane has figured out how to scale the baby gates. We have our family room fashioned into an over-sized playpen, or Baby Prison. Sometimes the gates seems cruel, but unfortunately, they are always necessary. I don't call our kids The Curious Georges for nothing. Those who have seen our house will notice that every room has a latch on it because when the kids are not in "The Pen," they will wreak havoc. I'm not exaggerating. Their penchant for trouble-making is legendary.
Prior to yesterday, Dane was able to propel himself over the gate in times of extreme emotion (i.e. tantrums). The intensity of his emotions would give him the adrenaline he would need to swing over. Now, he easily slithers over "with impunity," as Barton says. He doesn't have to be having a fit to do this now. He just does it because he can and because it's fun.
All of our Little Georges have figured out how to undo the child safety latches so guarding them from hazards is nearly impossible. Today, Dane got into the sunscreen and sprayed his eyes. He's fine, but he complained up a storm and even claimed that "he couldn't see." I'm hoping that this will teach him a lesson, but like Homer Simpson and his donuts, some things are just too tempting, regardless of how much they hurt you.
Dane also unrolled a whole box of wax paper. I caught him in the act and he tried to run away, but stepped on the wax paper, which slipped on the hardwood floors. High hilarity ensued.
Logie and Nicole can't scale the gates, but with Brother Dane gone, Logan must follow. Then, Nicole doesn't want to be left alone, so she wants out too. Heavy sigh. The Pen was our safe haven. The family room had been stripped of all contraband and we even had to tape the fire place shut. What now?
Barton calls the ongoing measures to thwart the boys, "fixing their wagon." After Barton put a latch on the shutters in their room, Dane said to me, "Daddy fix wagon." Dane is our communicator. (Sorry, Barton, if you consider that a "label.") He editorializes everything and gets extremely upset if you don't respond to his every utterance. Hmmm ... wonder where he gets that? Hint: it's not mommy.
Back to Curious George. We have an old copy of Curious George and it's decidedly un-PC. The Man With The Yellow Hat captures George from Africa and takes him away from his home. They go to The Man's house and smoke a pipe. George makes a prank call to the fire station and then gets thrown in prison for his crime. The naughty monkey stages a prison break, then steals a bunch of balloons. Finally, he is sent to live in the zoo. Heed this, my mischievous little monkeys.
Three Wise Monkeys: Speak no evil; See no evil; Hear no Evil
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