The Combs Krewe

I've seen and pinned lots of ideas on Facebook and Pinterest about keeping babies and toddlers busy. I love the idea of sensory bins and busy bags and water tables but today I thought I'd share a few things that have been working for us.  If you have toddlers you might... Keep a basket next to your bed filled with books you'd like to read, your journal, etc. and of course pens.  Skip cabinet locks. Keep your costume jewelry in a low drawer. Hand them a coloring book and crayons. Watch them throw them down one at a time saying uh oh each time.  Sadly I didn't get a picture of their banana smashing adventure or their favorite educational activity: tearing the entire toilet paper roll into tiny pieces and/or putting an entire roll of toilet paper directly into the toilet.  What are some of your favorite ways to keep baby busy?  Anyone want to babysit? 

While he's certainly not the first free-spirited child I've had (ahem, Keeleigh!), Ryland does have a very unique personality which includes a precocious ability to climb and "explore" in other ways that make his mama want to scream. Here he is halfway to the freedom I was trying to keep him from! I swear, he scales ANYTHING he can get a foothold on. I've since turned the gate around so that he can't get onto that bar. Here's hoping that keeps him! And here is his latest conquest--lifting the toilet seat all by himself! Honestly, shouldn't someone be watching this kid? = P