In the Kitchen

 I think Caleb's favorite place to play is in the kitchen!  I'm glad, since I spend time there cooking, getting lunches ready, doing dishes, eating, etc. Caleb keeps me entertained!

Yes, mom and dad, I know this is using electricity (it's ingrained into my head since childhood to close the fridge door quickly), but we decided it's worth letting it stay open for a bit longer so Caleb has something extra to do....and he LOVES it!  

He grabs what he can and pulls it out onto the floor!  What fun!  And of course he has to try eating this and that.  His favorite new item to gnaw on, which he first discovered while grocery shopping, is a whole cucumber.  Nope, he won't eat it cut up, but the whole thing is great!

Caleb even tries to help me with cooking sometime!  :)  He's crushing crackers for me here.

And just as fun as the fridge, if not better, are the doors and drawers to open and explore!  Of course we had to move all items that were sharp or unsafe, but that's no big deal.  He surprises me with what he tries to pull out and hold, even heavy items I would guess he couldn't manage.  The funniest yet was when he pulled out a heavy blender and just stood there holding it, not sure what to do next.  The big frying pans are pretty funny too.

"Look mom!  The door opens REALLY far!"  I think the only mishap we've had so far is when he ate a popcorn seed.  I saw it going in and wasn't fast enough to stop him.  Oh well.  I'm sure it made it thru. :)