A New Table And A Climber Boy

So, my good friend and cowork at church, Cindy H recently bought herself a new dining table, and generously offered to give us her old one. Having no dining table, I eagerly accepted and have been waiting most excitedly for it to arrive.

That day came yesterday and I have to admit, I was not let down in the least at it's arrival or station in my home. I am most grateful and so happy to have a dining table at last.

It has served Cindy and her family for 25 years and now joins a new family for a new lifetime of dinners and memories....

Well, like I said, we got the table yesterday. And while we were setting it up, the comment was made: "it won't take long for David to figure out how to get up on top."

Well, it didn't take long at all. Here's my dear boy, just this afternoon:

Yes, he is VERY proud of himself. I'd take him off and he climb right back on. Oh my. But, really, I am SO happy to have this table, despite the obviously extra work I now have keeping David off it. In fact, this evening, while David was napping and Jon & Liam were out buying strawberry plants (wait for it, I will explain all about the strawberries in another blog), I indulged in a little sit down time with some apple juice and a book: