Because some days you get stuck in Tupperware...

...you gotta' learn to climb out. Today while I was changing Rose, August went to the kitchen cabinets, got out a plastic container, sat down in it and got stuck. By the time I got the camera he'd lost interest in his predicament and had moved on to the purple containers.

Since the kids are now walking quite a bit without holding on (slowly, tentatively and for short distances) I decided it was time to work on climbing. Afterall, you can't always have your mom or dad around to pull you out of the Tupperware! So we threw all the pillows and couch cushions on the floor and practiced climbing around on them. Rosie was a little less enthusiastic than August.


Yesterday we practiced some climbing and killed time at the REI kids' play area. Rose and August loved playing, watching the older kids run around and banging on the picture windows that overlook the store's entrance. We highly recommend this spot to moms and kids who need an indoor getaway for a couple of hours. It's right next to World Wrapps which makes great fruit smoothies and just down the hall from the restrooms which include family rooms. Here are Rose and August in the play canoe.