Eli and the Stool

This afternoon, Tali brought out her stool to help me make a smoothie. It was left out in the kitchen the rest of the afternoon and after dinner, Eli decided it was his turn to use the stool.

First, he brought it into the middle of the kitchen to practice climbing up and down. He must have gotten up and down about 30 times and only fell once. When he was confident that he had that skill down, he pushed the stool over to the oven to try to turn the knobs. I promptly stopped him before something bad happened.

Next, he went to the counter to try to grab one of the water carafes. Luckily, I was able to grab it before he did.

Then he went to the fridge. He got up on his stool and grabbed a hold of the handle. Unfortunately, our fridge door is very heavy and he was not able to get it open. No matter. He went to the kitchen table to see if he could grab whatever was left. Couldn't reach.

So off to the laundry closet. He placed the stool right in front of the doorknob. He climbed up and pulled the knob. It opened slightly. He got down, moved the stool away and pulled the door the rest of the way open. He walked inside, took a look, then walked out and shut the door.

Satisfied with his success, he proceeded to the family room. He pushed the stool over to a chair and simply climbed into it. He was so proud of himself that he was beaming.

A very successful evening for my little monkey.