Three Strikes

I am getting pretty tired of the gate that keeps the boys out of the kitchen. It does not keep them from throwing all of their things into the kitchen, thus making it harder to keep the house looking somewhat lived in rather than , we live here and never go anywhere!! Because of this I took the gate down while the boys were napping and left it down when the woke up. Now that they can get out of bed on their own, I just waited to see what they would do. First thing they did was head downstairs. That was okay for a few minutes, until I remembered that nothing beyond the living room is totally baby-proofed. Which means there are remotes and games and phones, you know, everything we put in another room so they can not reach it! When I found them downstairs they were actually just playing! Go figure! Next, they came back upstairs to the kitchen and sat at the table and had a snack. Each little person had a cinnamon roll Addy and I made from scratch. Yes, from scratch!! Everyone who has been telling me for years that they are not too hard to make, you were right! After snack time they rode their firetrucks around the house and seemed to be enjoying the extra space provided by the gate being gone. Soon after, one of the boys remembered he knew how to open the refrigerator and brought a pint of blueberries. Although it was a great choice, I wasn't too pleased that they were helping themselves to the food in the fridge. Needless to say they ate all of the blueberries. With all the energy from their snack they thought it would be great to make the cat's food more accessible for her by dumping it onto the floor, along with her water! This was Mom's last straw and guess what? The gate is back!!