I'm not gonna try to catch up...there's way too much and that would be a daunting task indeed. Instead we will just start from the 'here and now'. ;)
Taryn is a climber. Not just a 'climbing the stairs is fun' climber but an 'if you leave the room for half a second you may come back to find me on the table, on the top of a bookshelf or even on the kitchen counter' climber. It's unfortunate that you get the kids stools for brushing their teeth or washing their hands and they learn oh so quickly to turn them into your worst nightmare...
I understand I have John to blame...apparently he was the same way when he was little. It certainly keeps me on my toes!