Reid has a plan...

It is funny to watch Reid in action because he comes up with some pretty creative schemes. Many times he's plotting a plan which often involves dragging a stool over to somewhere (kitchen counter) so he can get something (cookies).

Or then there was the time this week while riding in the grocery store car cart when he "secretly selected" a KitKat from the checkout aisle (unbeknownst to Mom) and proceeded to bite into the entire thing -- through the wrapper leaving a perfect set of teeth prints in the candy bar. Guess that means we had to buy it then, eh?

Today's scheme involved a small ride-on toy and a VCR tape (yes, we still have some ... and this one was the movie Osmosis Jones ... random). Anyway, Reid decides he wants to come up two flights of stairs while trying to carry both items at the same time. He fumbles around on the steps. Drops the VCR tape. Screams at the ride-on toy because it's not cooperating until Mom rescues both items of choice and moves them to the stop of that set of stairs. Mom is not understanding the scheme so she thinks he's done with the quest and just wants to ride around on the hard wood floors. Reid starts to maneuver up the 2nd set of stairs and meets the same frustration. Toy is too big for him to handle. Tape isn't minding well. So it's another lift for all 3 (Reid, VCR tape, ride-on toy) to the top of the stairs. Reid then hops on the toy, drives it over to the TV in the master bedroom with the VCR tape on his lap, hops off, stands on the toy like a step stool so he can insert the movie and watch it. What a determined (and creative) fellow to bring not only the movie selection, but also a height booster so he can do it "myself" as he likes to say. Visuals below.


I can almost reach it!

With the mission accomplished and the tape in the VCR, Reid kicks back for some movie time.