Trash vs.Treasure

Amelia loves, loves, loves her newly found freedom in walking. Sometimes she just walks in circles around a room, apparently thrilled with herself. I think she especially loves it because she can carry her  loot around with her. See?

This week, her favored items: 

An empty eyeshadow box, and a wooden peg? Yep. Easily trash to the naked eye, but beloved belongings to be paraded around the apartment in the eyes of Ms. Amelia.

Unfortunately, she's also finding other perks to walking around... like carrying items to the toilet (Tim left it open, and then he had to go fishing for an empty vanilla bottle. I bet he never forgets again!) ... and to the trashcan.

We watched her walk right up the the swing-top trash can and throw something in the other day! Smart kid, right? Except she has trash and treasure confused. She totes around (or tries to eat) the trash all day, and tries to trash items of actual value. Sweet girl, you are no longer allowed to play with the iTouch.

At least until we find a baby proof trash can? Anyone have a favorite?