What Tinkering Did She Do Today?

Don't think that Brooke is going to take a day off of exploration. She is a busy girl with eyes that roam and fingers that like to push buttons. For a few days now she has noticed that we have a light switch about 3 feet from the ground, on a short wall that separates two rooms. She has pointed at the switch and reached for it, but quicky gets distracted and moves to a new target.

Tonight was a different story. She was enthralled with the switch and couldnt leave it alone. It is similar to the one at the right, a dimmer switch. It has a few lights on the side that make it extra eye-catching. Unfortunately, you just have to tap it to turn it on or off. Of course, Brooke figured out that she can reach it, and spent a good portion of the night turning the lights on and off.

We arent too sure she knows she was actually turning the overhead lights on and off - because the lights along the side of the switch go up and down when you tap it. She seemed to be watching the lights on the dimmer and didnt seem to be noticing what was going on above.

Because she is pretty good at identifying the actual impact a pushed button has ... I dont doubt she knew full well what she was doing. And I expect our family room to be flashing lights like a disco party for the next few days, until she grows bored and finds something new to get into.