Too smart for her own good.

Lately, we've been dealing with more and more tantrums and death defying tricks from our little girl.

She knows how to throw a pretty good tantrum, but what is worse, is the crazy things she likes to do.

She wants to climb on anything and everything.

Including that previously mentioned shoe rack, her favorite places to climb are on the glide rocker, any ottoman that we have in the house, her little kitchen, the bench, the front porch rocking chairs, the toy baskets, into the tub, the fireplace, etc.

And of course, she likes to combine these things to create more fun.

Case in point: this morning Grace used the ottoman (which I had moved to the side of the chair to get it out of sight) to stand on, and then SLIDE onto the chair, laughing hysterically the whole way.

Then she flips herself out of the chair and repeats.

Well, when these 'tricks' become a little too dangerous, I will sometimes have to pull her down, and sit her in my lap to 'talk' to her and tell her why it is not safe. 

At the end of these little chats, I will tell her to give me a hug and a kiss before letting her crawl off my lap.

Lately, she has been trying to make these talks shorter.

How?

Before I can even begin to talk, she immediately leans in for the kiss and says "Muah!!" multiple times before turning and trying to run off.

Nice try, stinker.