This video is a combination of John David's two latest fascinations---step stools and the light switch. He found an adult-sized step ladder and figured out how to use it all by himself. Within days, he was coming up with all kinds of uses for our step stool---turning the TV or DVD player on and off. For reaching things sitting on the kitchen counter tops like a hot pan of brownies or bowls of dog food meant to be out of his reach. For pulling things off of shelves.

Several days ago I made brownies and set them on top of the stove to cool off. He was playing in the kitchen and all of a sudden I realized it was awfully quiet. I went in there and he was standing on the step ladder with brownie and chocolate all over his face. There were little hand prints in the brownies from where he gouged it out with his fingers. If the brownies hadn't been so hot, I think he would have eaten a lot more. Then a few days ago I caught him on the step ladder eating dog food out of Dolly's bowl that I had put out of his reach (or so I thought).

David got tired of John David having increased access with this step ladder so he hid it in the basement. So now John David has been turning anything and everything into a step stool. He drags chairs across the living room. He finds boxes to stand on. Even toys that roll. We have even caught him stacking boxes on top of boxes trying to reach light switches. David laughed today saying, "I might as well give the step ladder back, it's less of a safety hazard."

In this video he pushed the ottoman against the wall and finally, SUCCESS!