A stool and a table.

Lydia's always been a climber and Austin has definitely followed in those footsteps. Or, er... footholds.

The other day I walked into the kitchen and about had a heart attack because not only was Austin on the table, but he was standing on top of our two-step kitchen stool on top of the table. Yikes!

Apparently, Austin had climbed on top of the table and was trying to reach the light that hangs overhead. Lydia understood his desire so she went and got the stool and somehow managed to get it on top of the table. (It's pretty heavy, so I don't know how she did this.) Austin then climbed up on top of the stool, on top of the table to touch the light. I entered this adventure as he was trying to get back down and wasn't sure how to do it.

You might be thinking "What were you doing that left your children unsupervised for such a long period of time!?!" But seriously, I was only gone for a couple of minutes - upstairs to switch the laundry or some such thing.

These kids of ours! So adventurous. So lacking that "danger" filter that keeps other kids from attempting things like this. Hahaha. I obviously didn't get a picture - because it was obvious that Austin was seconds away from falling. I pulled him off and asked Lydia why she had put the stool on the table and she said "He wanted to touch the light! I was just trying to help him." (In her sweetest Lydia voice.)

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I was sitting in Primary, which Austin was attending with me, and he kept climbing on top of a chair next to me, then sliding back off, just to get up and pull himself up onto it again. One of the sisters that I work with leaned over and mentioned how impressed she was because her little girl wouldn't dare to do that. I laughed and told her the story about the stool on the table and she told me that I needed to write it down! It's pretty typical of our lives right now, the two of them teaming up to get in all sorts of trouble then laughing to each other about it. I love watching them interact, splashing and giggling in the bathtub, playing hide-and-seek, or chasing each other outside on the grass. They are the best of friends and I love that they love each other - even if it might make me go gray prematurely!