Haha, very true. There was a LOT of exploring today. I decided from personal experience today that the best way to foil home intruders would be to spread ziploc bags all over your hardwood floor. There would be no getting past them!

And good luck at the Shamrock Shuffle!

I hope the faucet extender works well for Charlie as well! I really just stumbled upon it by chance. :-) As for the step stool, that was also by chance. We got ours from Ikea, $7. I took Ellie into the family bathroom and they had one near the sink. She was so excited to climb it (how do they know how certain things work???) and I figured, hey, $7, might as well try it. It's nice and sturdy. She can't always climb up on her own, but so far it's worked for us :-)

Hi Abby! The Nose Frida rocks, only last time I tried using it on Ellie she had a wee fit. Yet another challenge that comes with the toddler months, I guess! Hopefully that phase won't last long, because it's the first thing I grab when she's got a stuffy nose :-) You aren't too far off with the green thing- it is called a Tie Chair. Here is the website: http://tiechair.com/. I see them sold on www.babysteals.com every-so-often. Ellie really liked it at the age when the picture was taken. She was able to kick her legs on the chair surface which she enjoyed. We don't use it a lot, but it does come in handy from time to time and I think she likes the feeling of sitting in a big kid chair. I love the pictures you've posted of Harlee. She is already looking so big! And such a cutie :-)