Ever since Ruth was a baby we've called her "Monkey Girl." We have had good reason too. Ruth climbs on EVERYTHING. Seriously, next time you see her, just watch her. If she's standing in the middle of a room, she'll find something to climb on. Even if it's just a shoe or a toy. She also loves to climb on people....which is turning out to be really bad for my back. When we were living in Logan, we had a huge slide (probably about 7-8 feet tall---one of those old silver metal-type slides) in our back yard. Ruth mastered climbing up that slide BEFORE she could walk. Here's a picture of her climbing on the couch (yes, this is also before she could walk).
So honestly, it shouldn't have been surprising or anything to us when Ruth discovered the tree in our backyard. Let's just say they have a relationship. Ruth climbs the tree every chance she gets. Since she has afternoon Kindergarten, she'll climb the tree in the morning before school. As soon as she gets home from school she is back up in the tree. Sometimes she's up there with friends, other times it's just her and Lizzy. Yes, Lizzy is the tree. She named her. Ruth enjoys talking to the tree. She also likes to adorn her with various items (ie. hats, scarfs, shoes, socks).
Gareth tried to climb the tree. Once. As you can see from this picture, he didn't really feel very comfortable up there.
We really love our Monkey Girl and we love that she loves to climb. We're thinking of trying to find some place that will do rock climbing lessons this summer. She'd love that.
So please, next time you're on your knees please send out a prayer for our monkey. A broken arm would ruin her whole summer.
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