Even in a house that is over-run by toys...

...Jordan will still want to play with whatever it is I am doing/he is not supposed to have/he just learned he can reach and Mom doesn't know it yet. In trying to snap some pictures of him the other night, he grabbed the camera case and put it right on. As you can tell by the lack of toys around him, he had no choice...I mean what else was there for him to play with?

His latest and greatest discovery? Daddy's plants. Not only can he now reach them, he can reach them well enough to inflict serious destruction. If we only had 1 or 2 plants I'm sure I could relocate them to higher ground. But what happens when even the higher ground at your house is covered with plants? Duane has quite the green thumb, and I can honestly say that every available inch of display space in my house is home to a very beautiful and unique plant. I love it and it's wonderful, but as Jordan gets taller and his reach is getting longer I am at a loss as to what my options are. Obviously he is aware he is not supposed to touch the plants (or hit them, pull on them, knock them over and dump a pot full of soil into the carpet) but he has some of his dad's mischievious streak in him. The second I am on the phone or trying to cook, etc. he heads right for the plants. Ideally I should be treating this as some sort of ethereal parenting opportunity, but that might have to wait until Duane gets home. Until then if you come to my house and I have plants sitting in odd places you'll know why. And if you haven't read this and ask "Why do you have a pineapple plant sitting on top of a box sitting on top of a ....." I will just politely refer you to this blog post ;-)

Like I said, he only goes for what he knows he shouldn't have when I am otherwise occupied, which isn't often these days. I have been lucky enough to be able to spend almost all of my evening time just playing with him. The house may not be as clean right now, but oh well. It can always get cleaned, and Jordan won't be 18 months old forever.