Fish and Kids...

So, this is what our fish tank typically looks like:

Note: The shelf is above my head. It's say it's about 6 ft from the floor.

Clear water , so you can see fish

On that shelf above the tank is cute pictures, fish food and these:

De-stress for fish and water clear... used occasionally.
Placed OUT OF REACH of CHILDREN (or so I thought)

You know what is the recipe for disaster? A fish tank, a bored 3 year old, a stool, a drum, fish food, Accu-clear and Stress Coat.  Mix them all together and you get this:

Which results in this:

Broken Drum

Connor uses the vacuum

Luckily, Jeff and I kept it together enough to see the humor and amazement in all this. How Connor reached to the shelf and dumped all that in WITHOUT tipping over a 55 gallon fish tank- we will never know.  At least God kept him safe during his first real "curious" moment.  He had to clean-up and I think he really enjoyed using the vacuum.  So much for his consequence for making a mess. 

All in all everyone lived. Including the curious three year old.  All fish are well and accounted for after cleaning the tank and doing a water change.  But, lesson learned, do not leave a curious 3 year old alone for over 30seconds.