Master of Destruction

This post has been brewing for awhile now but tonight was the final straw. We have racked up quite the maintenance bill at our summer home, all because of guess who? B-E-C-K-A-M!! I think it'll be taken out of his college fund. We've been here just under two months and thus far he has:

1. Nearly broken the TV by pulling it, along with the TV stand, down on top
   of himself (fortunately, Micah is part super-hero and caught it just before it squashed him). I'm sure it will be broken by the time we leave since it is a VCR combo and he thinks the VHS slot is such a fascinating hiding place for his toys.
2. Poked 4 holes through the rice-paper/linen-like material in the accordian
   room divider and pulled it down onto the table breaking the rectangular wooden
   braces covering the rice-paper/linen-like material.
3. Threw away the cordless phone (after it had been missing a few days, I
   realized it must have been trashed so Micah was nominated Dumpster Diver and amazingly recovered it!)
4. Broke their mirror by jumping along the back of it and shattering it into
   a million little pieces (replaced for $5 at WalMart)
5. Dropped our mini DVD player (which I might add is serving as our only DVD player) as he was carrying it around in a football hold (not so cheaply replaced)
6. Shattered many of Jaden's toy by dropping them off our balcony
7. Busted through the screen door numerous times knocking it completely off the track...but today...it finally ripped.

On our walk the other night he also managed to get our bike lock keys out of the pocket of the jogging stroller and toss them out about half way through our walk, which I didn't realize until after we got home. I went to get the car keys so I could drive along our path to see if I could find them and guess what?! Car keys missing, too. Since nightfall was fast approaching I opted to just run it allowing me to get an extra good workout!! Luckily, we found both sets! The car keys hidding place was clearly the work of none other than Sir Beckam Nilsson. I know, I know, we could be a little more precautious and I do try but it's such a constant battle! I think he's winning.