Fortunately, I arrived on the scene not long after the attempted escape. From what I can tell, one or more individuals (Isaac being the suspected ringleader) pushed the school bus up to the perimeter of the "secure" enclosure, and then everyone except Jude scaled the bus in order to surmount the gate—all while Mommy was distracted by dinner preparations. Thankfully, they launched over into the relatively non-dangerous area of the hearth and not into the rest of the house, which is far from childproofed!
I keep telling Ted that we need to get a plan together to let the kids have the run of the house, especially now that winter is upon us and we'll be stuck indoors. He is in denial and thinks that removing the school bus from the playroom will do the trick. But I think it's clear that the kids are determined to force our hand!
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the day has arrived!
ReplyDeleteOh, baby! They are going to be all over the place! You guys should figure out how to give them free run of the hallway and keep all the doors closed....hallways are a wonderful way for little ones to burn energy when you're cooped up! Have fun! :)
ReplyDeleteJulie, I'd love to do that, but we can't keep all the doors closed because of the cat. She needs to at least have access to her litter box (which means we can't close off the bathroom) and food (which means we can't gate off the kitchen). And I don't want to put all of those things in one room and confine her to it ... I don't think it's humane, and what's the point of having a pet if you're going to do that? I guess we're just going to have to teach the kids to stay out of her stuff!
ReplyDeleteimpressive!
ReplyDeleteThey look so pleased with themselves :)
Grease those bars up with vaseline and you'll buy yourself another 6 months. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLOL @ Christine!! Or maybe I should do what we're doing in the cribs and make them wear sleepsacks all the time so they can't get a toehold. :)
ReplyDeleteYou might be surprised and they may do great without the gate. My 3 year old is super busy and rambunctious, but he was always good about certain boundaries and even left decorative, breakable frames and whatnot alone once he was told. (If you knew him, this would come as a surprise). Good luck, but I agree, they are about to force your hand! :)
ReplyDeleteJackie, that's what I keep trying to tell Ted ... after all, they didn't tear up my mom's house when we were there! Really, we just need to work out a way to let the cat have her safe place to poop and a place to eat in peace ... we're brainstorming ideas 24/7 at the moment. :)
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