Boundless Curiosity

About a year and a half ago when Cousin Levi was the size the boys are now, I asked Uncle Steve how he kept up with his energetic toddler. He replied, “I use a zone defense. By containing him in a zone, he can never get too far away from me.” We have enbraced that philosophy of containment using babygates inside and a backyard picket fence outside. Having spent their entire life within finite boarders, we thought it might be interesting to allow them to wander the big, seemingly infinate beach and see where they go. Of course we followed them wherever they went; we just didn’t direct them. Both boys at various times strolled off confidently on explorations but never ventured into the water or beyond visual contact with their mother or grandmother.