Hurricane Sarah

Hurricane Sarah has made landfall. She used to be content to play nicely with her toys in one general area. Then came the day that she discovered she could leave the room she was currently in and go exploring. This, coupled with her new skills of crawling, standing, and opening drawers and cupboard doors, has made for some grand adventures. You can pretty much tell where Sarah has been for the day based on the messes. Of course, if it is not a toy and it is somewhere Mom doesn't want you to go, it is automatically more fun. (Disclaimer: I do actually supervise my child. I don't just let her run around digging through cabinets and closets.)

 Mommy's room is a great place to start the day. There are all kinds of fun things under the bathroom counter, and towels are meant to be pulled onto the floor.

 Dad's dresser drawers needed some reorganizing.

 Silly Mommy left a pile of folded laundry on the floor. What a great place to play!

 Diaper bag!

 Attacking the trash can is a favorite pastime. Daddy had to tie it up to keep her from knocking it over. We're still working on getting her to stop chewing on it.

 Hmmm...kitchen cabinets...what is mom hiding in here?

 Pot lids are fun!

 The pantry is another favorite spot. To make things even better, there is a door stop on the pantry door that makes a great handle for baby to open it, so there is no keeping her out of there. 

She pushes all of the furniture around the house. By the end of the day, all of my chairs, stools and end tables have found new homes. It keeps things from ever getting boring.

It may make more work for me, but I figure that allowing her to make messes and keep herself entertained is worth a little extra cleanup. She keeps me nice and busy.