salt rain

Now that Elijah can stand pretty well, he is interested in what's happening up high, like the dining table, for example. He grabs the edge of the table with his hands and tries to pull up to get a better view. It's adorable! Once in a while he finds something within reach. A few days ago he reached for the salt shaker. My emphatic "No" in two different languages across the room had no effect, neither did a sign for "no". He picked up the salt shaker, stretched out his arm over the carpet, and turned it upside down. If I ever had any doubt in gravity, this was a confirmation that it still works pretty well. The salt poured out like rain. I rushed to rescue the carpet, but by the time I crossed the room, we had a nice white powdery "puddle" on the floor.

P.S. You have to love the vacuum cleaners!