tow away zone

My house has a small kitchen.  Don't get me wrong, it's totally functional and {with the addition of an awesome Ikea butcher block} I can cook for the masses just fine.  However, it is small.  There's not a lot of room to maneuver and because of this I keep the clutter to a minimum.

Asher doesn't seem to understand my definition of clutter and is constantly getting tools out.

Often for a good reason - like figuring out how to make water come out of the refrigerator. 

But still.  I'm always tripping over something or other.

Because of this problem I put a baby gate up in the entryway from the living room into the kitchen and declared the kitchen a "wheeled toy" free zone.  That includes anything Asher pushes and cars/trucks/tractors.

Including YOU, zebra.

Seriously, Asher, no zebras in the kitchen.  Mommy can't get through.

Just because you park your zebra to get a snack doesn't make it ok.

Guess I should be grateful that Asher tried to stow him out of the way.  Don't we have a stable for this kind of thing??