Kids in the Kitchen

I've never liked to let John in the kitchen. It scares me to let kids into my kitchen, especially when I'm cooking. I will allow John in the kitchen with me when I'm doing the dishes or washing the floor because he absolutely LOVES to help me...most of the time doing the dishes and washing the floor go hand in hand because John will splash the water out all over the place so whether I like it or not I have to wash the floor in order to get all of the water up!


He's so cute when he wants to "help me clean" but when I'm cooking I will put my foot down and not let him in. I've seen too many accidents happen when a kid is let into the kitchen while someone is cooking. John has been able to climb on things for a long time now but he has just figured out how to get over things for the past few months. He will climb up and over gates, furniture, and anything else in the way of what he wants. He is fearless about climbing. At some point I will have to take him rock climbing or something to see how he does because he amazes me with his skills. More and more he has been finding ways into the kitchen when I'm not around. He gets into the fridge when he's hungry, tries to get baby food for Joshua when he thinks he's hungry, pulls out the pots and pans, scatters the silverware, and has even been known to try the nobs on the stove. This always seems to happen when I'm preoccupied with something else and I don't even realize he's in the kitchen until I hear a crash of some sort or an egg being dropped on the floor. So I decided to try something...


Has it worked? Yes! However it breaks my heart to see this every time I make dinner....Poor little guy!!