My Cute Little Helper

Darren was acting so grown up this morning, I just have to brag about it! Right after breakfast, (I was still cleaning up), he went over to the table, picked up a banana peel from off of my plate that was still sitting there, went into the kitchen with it, and threw it in the garbage can - without being asked! Then, he went back to the table, picked up the plate, carefully carried it with 2 hands, and put it in the sink! He's never done this before! I was very pleased! What a big helper! Then, a few hours later, I mentioned to him that I was ready for a snack and asked him if he wanted one too. He didn't respond, and just walked away. The next thing I know, I hear him in the pantry, and comes back with a handful of crackers! He then proceeds to put them in my mouth one at a time, giggling in sheer delight at feeding Mom! It was super cute! But, just as I think that he's acting so grown up for his age, he reminds me that he's not quite 2 yet! The next thing he does is take that lovely box of crackers, dump them all over the floor, scatter them everywhere, and then stomp on them to make crumbs! When I came over to investigate, he innocently looked up at me, pointed at the crackers (crumbs), and simply said, "uh oh!" and ran off. Probably needless to say, snack time was over! I guess that's what I get for not making him eat his snack at the table!